Project Watershed Central New York
Dedicated to facilitating water resource education in Central New York
Water Penny Beetle Larvae
Pollution-Intolerant
The water penny is the aquatic larva of a beetle; the adult of the species is not aquatic
The body is often stuck flat to surfaces and looks like a tiny round leaf
Round body
Segmented plate-like covering
Six tiny segmented legs beneath the round body • Color is brown, black or tan