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Big Black Beetle in Peoria AZ - Derobrachus hovorei
Copyright © 2008 PGen98

Big Black Beetle in Peoria AZ - Derobrachus hovorei
Peoria, Arizona, USA
July 7, 2008
Size: Around 6 inches
Admitedly, I'm not much of an insect person, and this is my first time trying to identify a specimen. Taken in my back garden, this specimen is around 6 inches in length and bears no real markings or special colouring that I can see.
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Contributed by PGen98 on 7 July, 2008 - 8:49pm
Last updated 16 July, 2008 - 2:33pm

Moved
Moved from Longhorned Beetles.
… john and jane balaban, 16 July, 2008 - 2:33pm login or register to post comments

check Derobrachus hovorei
...first
… v belov, 7 July, 2008 - 8:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Seems that's definitely it!

Thank you for the quick response!
… PGen98, 8 July, 2008 - 10:25pm login or register to post comments

 
West side of Phoenix is definitely
Palo verde and thus D. hovorei country.
… margarethe brummermann, 8 July, 2008 - 7:55pm login or register to post comments

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