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3 1 Bess Bug

Bess Bug

by NuwanChathurangaKandy CP, Sri Lanka

0 1 bess beetle, bess bug, patent leather beetle

bess beetle, bess bug, patent leather beetle

by LittleCloudTexas, USA

1 2 Horned Passalus aka "Bess Beetle" or "Bess Bug"

Horned Passalus aka "Bess Beetle" or "Bess Bug"

by lam3164Kentucky, USA

Found this bug and wanted to know what kind ...

0 0 Bess beetle

Bess beetle

by cmcbakerVirginia, USA

Beetle

2 1 Bess beetle

Bess beetle

by alison_sloopVirginia, USA

Large black beetle

0 0 Betsy Bug Also known as: Betsy beetle, bess beetle, bess bug, Eastern Bess Beetle, patent-leather beetle, Jerusalem beetle, singing beetle

Betsy Bug Also known as: Betsy beetle, bess beetle, bess bug, Eastern Bess Beetle, patent

by Joey HowardLouisiana, USA

Betsy bugs are about an inch-and-a-half ...

1 0 Bess bug/ Bess Beetle

Bess bug/ Bess Beetle

by KarenPuracanFlorida, USA

Shiny black, perhaps 1.25" long. Non-aggressive. When annoyed, it would make a ...

1 2 Horned Passalus

Horned Passalus

by MachiFlorida, USA

Large beetles I found upside down when I picked up the log (they must have been ...

0 0 Passalid Beetle

Passalid Beetle

by LaurenZarate

Large Passalid Beetle or Bess

1 0 Horned Passalus

Horned Passalus

by ForestDragonVirginia, USA

Large, black, shiny beetle with "deeply striated elytra". Orangish hair on legs ...

1 9 Bess bug

Bess bug

by Marta RubioTexeiraCosta Rica

Bodies elongate-cylindrical and black overall. The head is narrower than the ...

0 0 Horned passalus

Horned passalus

by Brian38Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA

They are shiny black and have many long grooves on their elytra. Species within ...

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