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Texas Elephant Scarab - Megasoma vogti -

Hebbronville, Jim Hogg County, Texas, USA
October 15, 2004

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 28 February, 2009 - 7:36am
Last updated 20 October, 2009 - 2:19pm

Trouble identifying

Yesterday I caught a large megasoma, and I have had trouble identifying the exact species. It looks very similar to the one above, and is obviously male due tot he horns. What throws me off is that the "nose horn" is not forked; it looks like a single spear. It looks kind of like a mix between this and an actaeon beetle (south america), it has the shorter two "head" horns like this vogti, yet I have found pictures of actaeons with the single-prod nose.
-Any experts out there?

… Grant, 2 May, 2012 - 6:44pm

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Only three Megasoma spp. n. of Mex.

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They are segregated geographically.
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… Mike Quinn, 26 September, 2012 - 10:50am

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vogti only sp. in Texas

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See range map
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… Mike Quinn, 3 May, 2012 - 5:31am

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Nice!

I've finally got a pair of the AZ relative, but in trade, I still haven't seen them in the field.

… margarethe brummermann, 28 February, 2009 - 8:02am

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Lucky you!

I've tried acquiring this species for 4 years and yet I haven't found anyone selling them. Were you able to breed this species?

… Alan Jeon, 26 September, 2012 - 10:31am

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Hey Maragarethe, who did you

Hey Maragarethe, who did you get you M. vogti from?

… William Ericson, 28 February, 2009 - 6:54pm

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AZ RELATIVE

you speed reader! From you!

… margarethe brummermann, 5 March, 2009 - 5:01pm

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durrrrrrrrrr!

You caught me red handed, I speed read, I'm starting to think I should quite it. It gets me into some trouble. lol.

… William Ericson, 5 March, 2009 - 6:10pm

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