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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Rhinoceros Beetles (Dynastinae) » Oryctini » Rhinoceros Beetles (Xyloryctes) » Xyloryctes thestalus
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Scarabaeidae, Crossing Road - Xyloryctes thestalus
Copyright © 2014 Richard L. Hayes

Scarabaeidae, Crossing Road - Xyloryctes thestalus
East end of Box Canyon, Santa Rita Mtns., , Pima County, Arizona, USA
August 14, 2014
Size: 32mm
Caught the beetle as it crossed the road in front of me at about 3:40 P.M. Slightly overcast, humid.
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Contributed by Richard L. Hayes on 24 August, 2014 - 3:14pm
Last updated 11 September, 2014 - 7:01am

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… Blaine Mathison, 11 September, 2014 - 7:01am login or register to post comments

 
Scarabaeidae, Crossing Road
Thank you very much. After I sent the photograph in I looked at it a second time and realized what the beetle was. But your responses are always much appreciated.

Rich Hayes
… Richard L. Hayes, 11 September, 2014 - 11:45am login or register to post comments

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