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| Family in Coleoptera | ||
| CurculionidaeWeevils | 1 | 3 |
| HydrophilidaeGiant Water Scavenger Beetles | 1 | 2 |
| PsephenidaeWater Pennies | 3 | 12 |
| Match | Common Name |
| Beetles |
This is page 2 of specimens of Coleoptera. Visit the main Coleoptera page for:
View 4 PicturesEvery picture of this Psephenidae larva was taken with my old C740UZ through a microscope.
View 3 PicturesThis is an iridescent green terrestrial (Terrestrial: Insects which live on land and are fed on by trout only when they incidentally fall into the water are known as "terrestrials" to fly anglers, and they're very important in late summer.) beetle. They're common in northern Wisconsin's forests during the middle of summer, and I found them on the water's surface more than any other terrestrial (Terrestrial: Insects which live on land and are fed on by trout only when they incidentally fall into the water are known as "terrestrials" to fly anglers, and they're very important in late summer.) insect. I saw the trout take a few and caught some trout on an imitation.
View 3 PicturesYou wouldn't know to look at it, but this is an aquatic beetle and it's in water in the photographs.
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