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Water Penny Beetle Larva - Psephenus herricki Flat, oval larva with a hard, brown dorsal surface. It has abdominal gills on the ventral surface.<br />
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Habitat: Spotted under a log in a river floodplain.<br />
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Habitat: Spotted under a log in a river floodplain.<br />
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Water Penny Beetle Larva - Psephenus herricki

Flat, oval larva with a hard, brown dorsal surface. It has abdominal gills on the ventral surface.

Habitat: Spotted under a log in a river floodplain.

Water Penny Beetle Larva - Psephenus herricki Flat, oval larva with a hard, brown dorsal surface. It has abdominal gills on the ventral surface.<br />
<br />
Habitat: Spotted under a log in a river floodplain.<br />
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comments (4)

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

So weird!!! Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  It was! Not sure if it was dead or just overwintering. Posted 6 years ago

Patomarazul

Lion

Never seen these before! Nice! Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, this was a first for me as well! I had heard of water pennies, but had never seen one! Posted 6 years ago

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The Water Penny Beetle

''Psephenus herricki'' is a species of water penny beetle in the family Psephenidae.

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Similar species: Beetles

Species identified by Christine Young

By Christine Young

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Uploaded Oct 29, 2018. Captured Oct 26, 2018 13:44 in 690 S Britain Rd, Southbury, CT 06488, USA.

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Canon EOS 80D
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