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Scarab Beetle - Anomala orientalis
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Scarab Beetle - Anomala orientalis
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 14, 2004
Any ideas which Anomala species this is ?
Contributed by tom murray on 2 April, 2005 - 9:29pm
Last updated 20 April, 2018 - 4:04pm

unknown scarab beetle pix
This one looks similiar to my find(see my photo). My brother says that it's a Hercules beetle but it doesn't have the pointy snout. Your picture was the closest one I could find that looked like mine. Thanks.
… karen keathley, 27 July, 2007 - 9:11am

 
Karen
These beetles come in a variety of colors and patterns, which always makes it harder identifying. Your beetle might be the Hercules Beetle because the large size. This scarab is too small (about 3/8") to be what you photographed.
… tom murray, 27 July, 2007 - 9:18am

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