whirligig beetle
(Subfamily Gyrininae)
Overview • Description • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Taxonomy |
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Order |
Coleoptera (beetles) | ||
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Adephaga (ground and water beetles) | ||
Superfamily |
Gyrinoidea | ||
Family |
Gyrinidae (whirligig beetles) | ||
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Genus Dineutus Genus Gyrinus |
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This subfamily has no common name. The common name for the family Gyrinidae is whirligig beetles and is used here for convenience. |
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Nolan Family |
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Found on a path & wanted to ID before returning to water. |
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| Dineutus americanus Allen Chartier |
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| Whirligig Beetle (Gyrinidae: Dineutus) Behavior Carl Barrentine |
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Uploaded on Sep 13, 2009 Photographed at Mekinock, North Dakota (13 September 2009). |
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| More Whirligig Beetles Ken Hall |
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Uploaded on Sep 1, 2010 They've moved away from the dock and now hang out along a sandy shore. Don't know if they meant to wind up here or if it's just a random arrival because of the way they swim ... |
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| Whirligig Beetle (Gyrinidae: Gyrinus) Carl Barrentine |
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Uploaded on Jun 25, 2009 Photographed near Mekinock, North Dakota (25 June 2009). |
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| Whirligig Beetles (Gyrinidae: Gyrinus) Sunning Carl Barrentine |
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Uploaded on Aug 19, 2009 Photographed at the Rydell NWR, Minnesota (18 August 2009). "How is it possible that I am so incapable of passing on to others...the vision of the marvelous unity in which I find myself immersed." --Pierre Teilhard de Chardin |
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| Nolan Family 9/11/2022 |
Location: Lakeville, Dakota County, MN Found on a path & wanted to ID before returning to water. |
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