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Female ox - Strategus cessus - female
Copyright © 2013 john and jane balaban

Female ox - Strategus cessus - Female
Top parking lot, Madera Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
July 26, 2013
Size: ~40mm
Many of these flew in. Robyn listed hers as S.aloeus. Were they all the same species? gathering_2013
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 11 August, 2013 - 10:27pm
Last updated 16 August, 2013 - 7:46pm

Moved
Moved from Scarab Beetles.
… margarethe brummermann, 16 August, 2013 - 7:46pm

Strategus cessus
darker, smaller more narrow in front, wider towards the back. Males and females look alike, no horns
… margarethe brummermann, 16 August, 2013 - 7:45pm

 
Should we delete the gender symbol then?
We were just assuming a female because it didn't have horns.
… john and jane balaban, 16 August, 2013 - 8:50pm

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