Great diving beetle
Dytiscus marginalis
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Insectcarnivore
The great diving beetle is a sizable water beetle found across Europe and northern Asia. In the UK, it thrives in Wales, most of England, and southern Scotland, though it's scarcer in chalky areas and the far north. Both its larvae and adults are impressively large for insects.
- Larvae can reach 60 mm long, making them hefty for beetle youngsters.
- Adults typically measure between 27 and 35 mm in length.
- It prefers freshwater habitats like ponds and slow-moving streams.
FreshwaterWetlandEuropeAsia
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Insect
- Scientific name
- Dytiscus marginalis
- Habitat
- Freshwater, Wetland
- Regions in this directory
- Europe, Asia
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- large
