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Identification history
| Dytiscidae (family) | 8 Oct 2025 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unverified | 4 Apr 2024 | EmmaCollins |
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3 comments
MattBeitzel
wrote:
5 Apr 2024
aquatic beetle larvae or a megaloperan eg helgramite or dobson fly larvae. it appears to only have 3 pairs of legs and no major gills so probably a beetle larvae
EmmaCollins
wrote:
5 Apr 2024
@MattBeitzel someone suggested today it might be a net-spinning caddisfly.
MattBeitzel
wrote:
5 Apr 2024
@EmmaCollins it could be - depends on size and structure of the rear foot or claspers. That needs a really good picture.
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
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EmmaCollins NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Water beetles (several families) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
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