Kebnat
INSECTS

Giant Water Scavenger Beetle

Hydrophilus triangularis

Insects
Native
Giant Water Scavenger Beetle, photo 1 of 5
Giant Water Scavenger Beetle, Male
Giant Water Scavenger Beetle, Female

Beetle in the family Hydrophilidae. Feeds on dead animals. Its aquatic larva feeds on animal prey.

Similar species

Oval Water Scavenger BeetleHydrophilus ovatus
Predaceous diving beetleCybister fimbriolatus
Vertical Diving BeetleDytiscus verticalis
Lateral-lined Water BeetleTropisternus lateralis
American Giant Water BugLethocerus americanus