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Passalidae sp.
This beetle was seen along the path around the rim of the Mombacho volcano. It was approx 1.5 inches long.
Mombacho Volcanio national Park, Nicaragua Altitude 1344 m / 4,409 ft
Spotted on Jun 12, 2015
Submitted on Jul 16, 2015
6 Comments
thanks foresDragon...
thanks Larry, interesting information about beetles...
Nice find! Congrats!
Great spotting Pam! Your spotting has been chosen as 'fact of the day' on the PN Worldwide Facebook page! Congrats!!!!
thanks bayucca, that will do nicely...
Passalidae, Bess Beetle or Patent Leather Beetle. Sorry cannot get closer, too many around.