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Red Beetle - Prionus
Copyright © 2007 Compuhap

Red Beetle - Prionus
Pensacola, FL, Florida, USA
July 2, 2007
Size: Around an inch
I grew up in Western Maryland, but have lived in Pensacola for over 10 years. I've never seen anything like this (and I was a bug-loving kid growing up). He was on my window screen at night after a rain. Any ideas?

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Red Beetle - Prionus Red Beetle III - Prionus
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Contributed by Compuhap on 2 July, 2007 - 10:56pm
Last updated 8 July, 2007 - 6:19pm

Difficult to say for sure,
but check out Prionus imbricornis - Tile-horned Prionus in the guide here
… john and jane balaban, 2 July, 2007 - 11:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Prionus sp. male.
Definitely a species of Prionus, and a male. I can't ID beyond that.
… Eric R. Eaton, 3 July, 2007 - 12:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Look at picture 3. It is the
Look at picture 3. It is the most clear as I was trying to get a detailed photo and got too close. I count about 17 little segments in the antennae (the segments were very fine without space in between as most Prionus photos I've found...more like this...http://bugguide.net/node/view/28040/bgimage), does that help you? Also, educate me a little...how does one tell the sex of such an insect?

Finally, is this a more rare/unusual insect to have seen? Or are they usually just "out of sight, out of mind..."
… Compuhap, 3 July, 2007 - 1:28pm login or register to post comments

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