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Grub_8253 - Xyloryctes jamaicensis
Copyright © 2014 Kris Carlsen

Grub_8253 - Xyloryctes jamaicensis
hartwell, Hart County, Georgia, USA
October 11, 2014
Size: 3" long, 3/8" dia
large grub found when removing pampas grass bush
Contributed by Kris Carlsen on 7 November, 2014 - 5:17pm
Last updated 31 October, 2016 - 1:50pm

Moved
Moved from Xyloryctes thestalus.

Fairly certain this is a larva of Z. jamaicensis. Larva resembles D. tityus in appearance, but are usually found in soil as oppose to in tree cavity. Also, the mandibles are much sharper than tityus' mandible.
… Alan Jeon, 9 November, 2014 - 3:16pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Alan Jeon, 9 November, 2014 - 3:16pm

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