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cherrystone beetle
Hyphydrus ovatus
Hyphydrus ovatus is a species of diving beetles in the family Dytiscidae....
From the article Hyphydrus ovatus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Hyphydrus ovatus can reach a length of 4.5–5 millimetres (0.18–0.20 in). The body is rust-red, sometimes with indistinct spots. Males have brilliant colors, and the females matt.
Range & habitat
This species is present in most of Europe, in the East Palearctic ecozone and in the Near East.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 495884.