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Prionus Pocularis? - Prionus pocularis
Copyright © 2013 Hannah G

Prionus Pocularis? - Prionus pocularis
Lumberton, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
Size: Roughly 2 and 1/2 inches
Found this beetle about 10:30pm, scurrying around underneath a wheelbarrow. It was moving too quickly to get a good shot outside, so I captured it in a vase and took it inside for a photo op.
I let it go right afterwards, though. Nearby was tall grass and swampy-looking ground, as well as some huge willow trees that block out quite a bit of light during the day.

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Prionus Pocularis? - Prionus pocularis Unknown Beetle - Prionus pocularis Unknown Beetle - Prionus pocularis
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Contributed by Hannah G on 17 June, 2013 - 1:49pm
Last updated 21 June, 2013 - 4:02pm

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… v belov, 21 June, 2013 - 4:02pm login or register to post comments

Prionus
maybe Prionus pocularis here
… Thomas Dawson Twining, 17 June, 2013 - 2:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Re: Prionus
Insane! That picture looks exactly like the bug did in person.
Thanks so much for the identification!
… Hannah G, 20 June, 2013 - 7:38am login or register to post comments

 
I agree
A female Prionus pocularis. They're supposed to feed in dead pine stumps and logs.
… Dennis Haines, 21 June, 2013 - 1:30pm login or register to post comments

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