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Wildlife Spotting

Photo by LisaMorgan
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Field Notes

Description:

About 3" long. I've seen them bigger. They have a hard shell over their wings. They can fly. Spiney legs and anntena.

Habitat:

N. New Mexico. Arid.

Notes:

This bug came up off the ground after a monsoon rain.

Species ID Suggestions

California Root Borer

Prionus californicus

Reference Link
LivanEscudero
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PublishedJuly 2, 2012

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