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Escarabajo acuático. Water scavenger beetle

Hydrophilidae

Photo by Isabela
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Habitat:

En agua del río

Notes:

La Dehesa, Navalacruz, Ávila

Reference Links:

Hydrophilidae

Species ID Suggestions

Water Scavenger Beetle

Hydrophilidae

Reference Link
LarsKorb
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Comments (2)
LaurenZarate
This is probably a Dytiscidae and not a Hydrophilidae, based on the long antennae, the very fringed long hind tarsi and the position in the water (hanging slightly head downward).
Isabela
Thank you very much Lars for ID
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2012

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