Bug FAQPeltodytes sexmaculatus
Peltodytes sexmaculatus · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Haliplidae
Peltodytes sexmaculatus belongs to the crawling water beetles (family Haliplidae). All available sources describe it only as a member of this beetle family.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
It is identified as a crawling water beetle in the family Haliplidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Is it a pest in the house?
It is recorded only as a crawling water beetle in the family Haliplidae, with no pest status noted.
Source: Wikipedia
How to get rid of it
It is simply noted as a crawling water beetle in the family Haliplidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It lives as a crawling water beetle in the family Haliplidae.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Its diet is noted only as that of a crawling water beetle in the family Haliplidae.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
It is active in seasons typical for crawling water beetles of the family Haliplidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its range is described only as that of a crawling water beetle in the family Haliplidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Lookalikes
It is identified as a crawling water beetle in the family Haliplidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 24 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Kansas, Florida, Texas, Indiana, Louisiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
What kind of insect is Peltodytes sexmaculatus?
It is a crawling water beetle that belongs to the family Haliplidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peltodytes_sexmaculatus
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