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Screech Beetle

Hygrobia hermanni

Classification

Class
Insecta

Hygrobia hermanni, commonly known as the screech beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Hygrobiidae. It is found in Southern and Western Europe and North Africa in stagnant and muddy waters. It's able to make a strident grating noise, hence the name screech beetle.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog