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Brown Prionid Beetle - Orthosoma brunneum
Copyright © 2010 Robert Lord Zimlich

Brown Prionid Beetle - Orthosoma brunneum
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
June 16, 2010
I had several of these impressively large beetles, this night
Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 17 June, 2010 - 6:54am
Last updated 5 July, 2016 - 7:45am

Moved
Reading Info, I see why I had several come to lights ... my new batch of rotten banana bait.

Moved from Beetles.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 17 June, 2010 - 9:43am

some kind of prionine, perhaps a Derobrachus
wait for those who know the big ones
… v belov, 17 June, 2010 - 7:35am

 
Thanks
Looks like it's going to be a Brown Prionid Beetle (Orthosoma brunneum)

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 17 June, 2010 - 7:46am

 
you're the boss -- i won't even venture there
what's beyond 15 mm is beyond me
… v belov, 17 June, 2010 - 8:52am

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