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Insect Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

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Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
» Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
» Class Insecta (Insects)
» Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family in ColeopteraNumber of SpecimensNumber of Pictures
CurculionidaeWeevils13
HydrophilidaeGiant Water Scavenger Beetles12
PsephenidaeWater Pennies312

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This is page 2 of specimens of Coleoptera. Visit the main Coleoptera page for:

  • The behavior and habitat of Coleoptera.
  • 1 streamside picture of Coleoptera.

6 Beetle Specimens:

Specimen Page:12
Psephenus (Water Pennies) Beetle LarvaPsephenus (Water Pennies) Beetle LarvaView 3 Pictures
Region: Northeast
Collected Mar 13, 2005
Added Apr 5, 2006
Hydrophilidae (Giant Water Scavenger Beetles) Beetle AdultHydrophilidae (Giant Water Scavenger Beetles) Beetle AdultView 2 PicturesThis is a water beetle. It is the hardest object in the world to pick up with tweezers. The second hardest is Mount Everest.
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Jan 13, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Coleoptera (Beetles) Beetle AdultColeoptera (Beetles) Insect AdultView 3 PicturesYou wouldn't know to look at it, but this is an aquatic beetle and it's in water in the photographs.
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Jan 31, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
Specimen Page:12
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