Hydrophilus insularis Laporte de Castelnau, 1840 is a animal in the Hydrophilidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Hydrophilus insularis Laporte de Castelnau, 1840

Hydrophilus insularis Laporte de Castelnau, 1840

Hydrophilus insularis is a water scavenger beetle in Hydrophilidae found across the Americas from northern South America to the southern US.

Family
Genus
Hydrophilus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Hydrophilus insularis Laporte de Castelnau, 1840

Hydrophilus insularis is a species of water scavenger beetle that belongs to the family Hydrophilidae. This species can be found across a range stretching from northern South America, northward through the Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico, and extending into the southern United States states of Arizona, California, Texas, and Florida.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Hydrophilidae Hydrophilus

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