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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Dung Beetles (Scarabaeinae) » Oniticellini » Liatongus » Liatongus californicus
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Horned Beetle - Liatongus californicus
Copyright © 2013 Algidus

Horned Beetle - Liatongus californicus
Sawtooth National Forest, Twin Falls County, Idaho, USA
May 20, 2013
Found this dead beetle on the trail. My first horned scarab! Not as easy to identify as I thought it would be.

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Horned Beetle - Liatongus californicus Horned Beetle - Liatongus californicus - male
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Contributed by Algidus on 22 June, 2013 - 6:21pm
Last updated 24 June, 2013 - 12:03pm

Moved
Moved from Scarab, Stag and Bess Beetles.
… Algidus, 24 June, 2013 - 12:03pm login or register to post comments

Yep, you are right, Liatongus californicus
Not too many other scarabaeines in that area, esp. with horns!
… William B. Warner, 22 June, 2013 - 7:15pm login or register to post comments

wow looks like Liatongus californicus
Im not personally familiar with this species; but it's a VERY NICE find.
… Blaine Mathison, 22 June, 2013 - 6:29pm login or register to post comments

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