SPECIES ID / Invertebrates
Insects
Water Beetles
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Larvae
- Thick hardened skin on head and thorax and often abdomen
- No wing pads
- May have stout filaments protruding from abdomen
Adults
- Typical beetle appearance
- Wing covers (elytra) fold over back, covering wings and most of abdomen.
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Primary Information Source:
Voshell, J. Reese. 2002. A Guide to Common Freshwater Invertebrates of North America. McDonald and Woodward Publishing Company. Blacksburg, Virginia.