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Xylorycetes jamaicensis - Xyloryctes jamaicensis
Copyright © 2015 Ejs

Xylorycetes jamaicensis - Xyloryctes jamaicensis
Mission, Todd County, South Dakota, USA
July 25, 2015
Size: 26mm
I think it's a rhinoceros beetle but I was unaware of their existence in south Dakota. Xylorycetes jamaicensis maybe?

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Xylorycetes jamaicensis - Xyloryctes jamaicensis Black beetle. Rhinoceros? - Xyloryctes jamaicensis
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Contributed by Ejs on 30 July, 2015 - 8:46pm
Last updated 5 August, 2015 - 10:44pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 5 August, 2015 - 10:44pm login or register to post comments

Is White Ash,
Fraxinus americanus found in this area?
… Bruce Tilden, 30 July, 2015 - 10:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Not sure
I was on a trip when I found the specimen so I cannot check but the tree I found it close to was an ash tree of some variety. I didn't think much of it though. Edit: upon some light research it appears that there is documented white ash a couple hours north of where I collected. So it is reasonable for it to be in the area.
… Ejs, 30 July, 2015 - 10:40pm login or register to post comments

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