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Spotting

Description:

Large black beetle. About 2 inches long.

Habitat:

Austin, TX

1 Species ID Suggestions

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago
Ox beetle (female)
Strategus aloeus Species Strategus aloeus - BugGuide.Net


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4 Comments

freelancing
freelancing 11 years ago

You should add this to the Beetles in Texas mission:
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1137...

CrystalRainHarris
CrystalRainHarris 11 years ago

Dung beetle (scarab)

thoughtbrain
thoughtbrain 11 years ago

In Austin, TX in a wooded neighborhood

alisteinru
alisteinru 11 years ago

Where was it found? I've seen wood beetles that look very similar to this, but perhaps not as large.

thoughtbrain
Spotted by
thoughtbrain

Austin, Texas, USA

Spotted on May 5, 2012
Submitted on May 7, 2012

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