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Elephant Beetle? - Megalostomis pyropyga
Copyright © 2012 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?
Contributed by SABeebe on 13 June, 2012 - 8:32am
Last updated 12 September, 2014 - 11:19pm

Megalostomis pyropyga --det. E.G. Riley
Moved from Megalostomis.
… v belov, 12 September, 2014 - 11:19pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Brad Barnd, 7 July, 2012 - 3:04am

Elephant beetles are beetles -
that look like miniature elephants!
… john and jane balaban, 13 June, 2012 - 7:51pm

looks like a male Megalostomis to me
sorry i have no clue what elephant beetles are, hope others answer your question
… v belov, 13 June, 2012 - 8:37am

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