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Large Desert Beetle - Derobrachus

Large Desert Beetle - Derobrachus
Palm Desert, Coachella County, California, USA
June 18, 2013
Size: approx 3 inches
In a front yard in Palm Springs. Most of them were dead and they had burrowed into the sand.

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Moved from ID Request.

Derobrachus sp.
There are three species known from CA. Hopefully someone will come along who can ID your specimen.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/14531

 
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