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3" Beetle - Prionus
Anza California, Riverside County, California, USA
July 2, 2008
Size: 3"
slow moving 3" beetle
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Contributed by mlsjle on 4 July, 2008 - 12:27pm
Last updated 25 August, 2008 - 1:26pm

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 25 August, 2008 - 1:26pm login or register to post comments

Thank you.
Safe to assume that they eat roots? Would explain why trees are dying. Our area has quite a problem with borer beetles. Never saw one till now.
… mlsjle, 4 July, 2008 - 5:02pm login or register to post comments

Root borer.
This is a female root borer in the genus Prionus. Males have very thick antennae and are smaller in size....Not sure which species occur in your county.
… Eric R. Eaton, 4 July, 2008 - 4:37pm login or register to post comments

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