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Horned Powder-post Beetle

Bostrichidae

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Field Notes

Description:

11 mm.

Habitat:

Garden

Notes:

These small beetles come to my blacklight.They are very common.
Normally very small 2 to 5 mm.This is one of the bigger ones.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
LennyWorthington
Tom.Ihave researched pretty hard.There are sixty known species in Thailand. I have at least 6 different ones come to my light.Some are only 2 mm. I am posting one from last night 22 mm.Thanks again for heading me in the right direction
Tom15
Nice beetle Lenny! It looks like one of the Bostrichidae - Horned Powder-post Beetles.

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PublishedMarch 29, 2014

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