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Insect Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

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» Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family in ColeopteraNumber of SpecimensNumber of Pictures
CurculionidaeWeevils00
HydrophilidaeGiant Water Scavenger Beetles00
PsephenidaeWater Pennies00

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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 underwater picture of Coleoptera.

Pictures of 7 Beetle Specimens:

Specimen Page:12
Psephenus (Water Pennies) Beetle LarvaPsephenus (Water Pennies) Beetle Larva View 3 Pictures
Collected March 13, 2005 from Cascadilla Creek in New York
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on April 5, 2006
Hydrophilidae (Giant Water Scavenger Beetles) Beetle AdultHydrophilidae (Giant Water Scavenger Beetles) Beetle Adult View 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.
Collected January 13, 2004 from the Namekagon River in Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 25, 2006
Polydrusus (Green Weevils) Beetle AdultPolydrusus (Green Weevils) Beetle Adult 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.
Collected July 31, 2004 from the Bois Brule River in Wisconsin
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on January 25, 2006
Coleoptera (Beetles) Beetle LarvaColeoptera (Beetles) Insect Larva View 3 Pictures
Collected July 25, 2019 from Mystery Creek #249 in Washington
Added to Troutnut.com by Troutnut on July 27, 2019
Specimen Page:12
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