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National Natural Monument
Insects
Bonin Diving Beetle
Copelatus ogasawarensis
The Bonin diving beetle is a tiny aquatic beetle, only a few millimeters long, endemic to the Ogasawara Islands. It has lengthwise grooves on its back and lives in island ponds and pools. Vulnerable to invasive predators and changes to waterside habitat, it is a Natural Monument as a rare island insect.
- Scientific name
- Copelatus ogasawarensis
- Group
- Insects
- Prefectures
- Tokyo
- 日本語
- オガサワラセスジゲンゴロウ
- 简体中文
- 小笠原条龙虱
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The Bonin Diving Beetle is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Tokyo.
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