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Elephant Beetle - Dynastes tityus - female
Copyright © 2011 Alex Harman

Elephant Beetle - Dynastes tityus - Female
Sand Springs, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA
July 13, 2005
Size: 47 mm
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Contributed by Alex Harman on 7 December, 2011 - 4:38pm
Last updated 7 December, 2011 - 8:36pm

Moved
Moved from Dynastini.
… Alex Harman, 7 December, 2011 - 8:36pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Elephant Beetles.
… v belov, 7 December, 2011 - 8:01pm login or register to post comments

This can't be Megasoma
Doesn't look right and I do not believe it is that far north. Maybe a dark form of Dynastes tityus?
… Blaine Mathison, 7 December, 2011 - 5:46pm login or register to post comments

 
I agree with Blaine...
with the identity of the beetle in question. It does look like a Dynastes tityus as well.
… Robert Otto, 7 December, 2011 - 7:24pm login or register to post comments

 
It could be,
I guess if you look at it closely you can sort of even see the spots. Do you think I should move it to the page for D. tityus?
… Alex Harman, 7 December, 2011 - 6:12pm login or register to post comments

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