Insects
Beetles (Coleoptera)
Water beetles (several families)

Water beetles (several families)

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Water beetles (several families)

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:
3 Feb 2025
Yep name persists
Gyrinidae sp. (family)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
29 Aug 2023
New species for CNM
Chostonectes gigas
KimberiRP wrote:
1 Feb 2023
Could be either Cybister or Onychohydrus - both are present in the region.
Cybistrinae sp. (subfamily)
KimberiRP wrote:
23 Nov 2022
This is either Cybister tripunctatus or Onychohydrus scutellaris, the only two large Diving beetles recorded from the ACT. Separating them requires examination of a specimen .
Dytiscidae (family)
Alice wrote:
13 Nov 2022
Certainly looks like a dytiscid larva. Nice images, and description of predatory behaviour.
Dytiscidae (family)

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