Bug FAQDingy Diver
Laccophilus maculosus · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Dytiscidae
The dingy diver is a predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Laccophilus maculosus, called the dingy diver, belongs to the predaceous diving beetle family Dytiscidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
The species lives in Central America and North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its range includes Central America and North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 44 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Indiana, Oregon, Vermont, Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Dytiscidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laccophilus_maculosus
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