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Megalostomis pyropyga
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SABeebe
Elephant Beetle? -
Megalostomis pyropyga
Whetstone Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
June 10, 2012
I'm not sure of the ID on this, is it an elephant beetle?
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SABeebe
on 13 June, 2012 - 8:32am
Last updated 12 September, 2014 - 11:19pm
Megalostomis pyropyga --det. E.G. Riley
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v belov
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Brad Barnd
, 7 July, 2012 - 3:04am
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Elephant beetles are beetles -
that look like miniature elephants!
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john and jane balaban
, 13 June, 2012 - 7:51pm
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looks like a male Megalostomis to me
sorry i have no clue what elephant beetles are, hope others answer your question
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v belov
, 13 June, 2012 - 8:37am
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