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Polyphylla hammondi
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Copyright © 2007
Sam Houston
Monster Beetle -
Polyphylla hammondi
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
July 17, 2007
Size: 1 1/2"
Huge but very cool beetle. First it was on some artificial flowers then onto the concrete.
Please help with ID.
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Contributed by
Sam Houston
on 17 July, 2007 - 11:48pm
Last updated 15 August, 2008 - 11:42am
Moved
Moved from
Lined June Beetles
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MJ Paulsen
, 15 August, 2008 - 11:42am
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try Polyphylla hammondi
I'm not an expert on this genus (the lined ones I find very confusing), but this looks like a match to me.
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David J. Ferguson
, 25 March, 2008 - 2:01pm
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