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xylotrupes pubescens
the third picture is a female one
Thank you for sharing. I have a spotting of one similar to yours I have not been certain of the ID perhaps it is a Juggernaut beetle, xylotrupes pubescens.By the way picture #3 does not look like the same beetle.
Spotted on Oct 7, 2012 Submitted on Oct 13, 2012
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the third picture is a female one
Thank you for sharing. I have a spotting of one similar to yours I have not been certain of the ID perhaps it is a Juggernaut beetle, xylotrupes pubescens.
By the way picture #3 does not look like the same beetle.