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California Root Borer

Prionus californicus

Photo by Yasser
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Large dark beetle with long and segmented antennae.

Habitat:

Mt Diablo - East Bay California

Reference Links:

Prionus californicus, Species Prionus californicus - California Root Borer - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

California Root Borer

Prionus californicus

Reference Link
KeithRoragen
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Comments (7)
DrNamgyalTSherpa
Thanks Yasser for following my postings. You've done a great job in creating this simple and fantastic program called Noah Project to motivate layman nature lovers like me who didn't know how to express or contribute to the cause. It's taught me a lot. Now I can differentiate between dragonfly and damselfly. Now I'm mostly successful to photograph finicky fliers like butterflies with my mobile phone! Thanks Noah Project; thanks Yasser.
Yasser
Thanks Keith! Updated the ID
HemaShah
great pics considering the fact that they were taken at nite?
Yasser
Thanks all! Jemma, it was my first time at Mt Diablo and it was really awesome. The guys at iNaturalist arranged a moth event with Jerry Powell, a world authority on moths and insects. It was a good turn out and we were out late. Lots of fun! You're lucky to live so close to such a wonderful place!
HemaShah
MT Diablo Rocks!! They had a bio blitz here.It is spread out and runs thru ,a lot of cities/ It is snow topped in the winter months.
HemaShah
great work! Are you visiting?!
kueda
Quality work, sir.

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PublishedJune 20, 2013

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