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large beetle - Strategus - female
Copyright © 2008 Arlene Ripley

large beetle - Strategus - Female
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
August 9, 2008
Size: approx. 35 mm
Attracted to house lights. Gave me quite a start when it landed where I was standing.
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Contributed by Arlene Ripley on 24 August, 2008 - 1:13pm
Last updated 17 September, 2008 - 9:56am

maybe Strategus cessus
hard to tell from photo
… Phillip Harpootlian, 24 September, 2008 - 9:10am login or register to post comments

Female Ox Beetle
(cow beetle?) Strategus sp. I know what you mean - I had one slam into the wall next to my black light in Picture Rocks, too.
… margarethe brummermann, 24 August, 2008 - 5:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Margarethe
I'll be in touch soon.
… Arlene Ripley, 26 August, 2008 - 9:33pm login or register to post comments

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