Copelatus glyphicus (Say, 1823) is a animal in the Dytiscidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Copelatus glyphicus (Say, 1823)

Copelatus glyphicus (Say, 1823)

Copelatus glyphicus is a small diving beetle species found across eastern North America, ranging from Newfoundland to Florida and west to Texas and Minnesota.

Family
Genus
Copelatus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Copelatus glyphicus (Say, 1823)

Adults of Copelatus glyphicus range in length from 4.2 to 4.6 millimetres (0.17 to 0.18 inches) and in width from 2.1 to 2.5 millimetres (0.083 to 0.098 inches). Their body colouration varies from pale yellowish brown to reddish brown. This species is widely distributed across eastern North America, specifically the eastern United States and southern Canada, with its range extending from Newfoundland in the north to Florida in the south, and west to Minnesota and Texas.

Photo: (c) Mike Quinn, San Marcos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, San Marcos · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Dytiscidae Copelatus

More from Dytiscidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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