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Beetle (Southeastern Coastal North Carolina) - Prionus pocularis - male
Copyright © 2009 Sharon Mooney

Beetle (Southeastern Coastal North Carolina) - Prionus pocularis - Male
Coastal area, Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA
July 12, 2009
Presuming this is a type of Beetle, found on porch in the evening. Thanks in advance for identifying.

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Contributed by Sharon Mooney on 12 July, 2009 - 12:54am
Last updated 7 December, 2011 - 8:03am

♀ Prionus pocularis -- enough detail to be sure; good job
Moved from Prionus.
… v belov, 19 November, 2009 - 7:37am login or register to post comments

Maybe
something in the genus Prionus. More info here.
… Domingo Zungri, 12 July, 2009 - 7:56am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks! Bug Guide has two pages which might explain??
http://bugguide.net/node/view/18548/
say that Prionus californicus is restricted to West Coast, but certainly looks like the insect I submitted.

Might "Prionus imbricornis" be it??

http://bugguide.net/node/view/3143#web_references
Genus Prionus
Species imbricornis (Tile-horned Prionus)
Say, Central and eastern United States, southern Canada.
Habitat Deciduous forests and adjacent areas
Season April to November (Northeast). May-July (North Carolina)
… Sharon Mooney, 12 July, 2009 - 11:43am login or register to post comments

 
I don't know, maybe another species of Prionus.
According to the BugGuide page, P. imbricornis has 16-18 antennal segments, and your beetle seems to have less than that. I don't know eastern bugs that well--maybe someone who does will have more to say.
… Domingo Zungri, 12 July, 2009 - 12:20pm login or register to post comments

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