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grub - Xyloryctes jamaicensis
Copyright © 2009 Mark Moran

grub - Xyloryctes jamaicensis
Riverbend Park, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
September 20, 2009
Size: approx 3 inches
Found under log. Very large. Possible hercules?
Contributed by Mark Moran on 25 September, 2009 - 8:03pm
Last updated 28 March, 2016 - 10:48pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Larvae.
… Alan Jeon, 28 March, 2016 - 10:48pm

Xyloryctes jamaicensis
They are quite hard to come by.
… Alan Jeon, 7 July, 2010 - 3:02am

Moved
Moved from Beetles.
… v belov, 8 October, 2009 - 9:36am

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