Lesser silver water beetle  (Hydrochara caraboides)

Facts

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyHydrophilidae
GenusHydrochara
SizeBody length: 15 mm
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Status

Classified as Endangered (UK), and protected under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981.

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