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Photo#202608
Prionus emarginatus - male

Prionus emarginatus - Male
Elbert, Elbert County, Colorado, USA
July 2, 2008
Photographer: Victoria Lawson-Petit
Date: July 2-3, 2008
Weather: Afternoon and early evening heavy summer rains
Time: 9-9:30 pm
Attraction: Porch light (they just come in my house under screen door)
Where: Elbert, Colorado
Elevation: 6750 ft.
We are on the Arkansas Divide (a small mountain range that juts out into the Eastern Plains of Colorado) (Arkansas River goes south / Platte river goes north of this divide)
Terrain: foothills, ponderosa pine and a few other varieties of pine, Oak along the creek, the area is also known for its Chokecherry bushes, Farm and Ranch land is 90% of Elbert, County.
Camera: Polaroid 8MP digital camera with macro lens
Identification made by Robert Androw, Carnegie Museum.