Found this little guy crossing the sidewalk on a walk with the little one yesterday, any ideas?
Pic of the larva
Pic of the larva
Help identifying this larva? Eastern US, Western PA specifically
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The Mantis Menagerie
Fresh Imago
The link gives me an error. Could you try embedding it in a post?
Unfortunately the picture is far too big but let me try something hang on
Here is a significantly lower quality picture(original was too big to embed)
The Mantis Menagerie
Fresh Imago
It almost looks like a small Dynastes larvae to me. I am not good with larvae, though.
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Goliathus
Pachnoda
It's a 3rd instar larva of the Green June Beetle (Cotinis nitida) -
https://bugguide.net/node/view/520
They normally live underground, but can occasionally be seen roaming around on the surface for various reasons, such as when the ground becomes too saturated with moisture after rain, or, if they are seeking the right kind of soil in order to construct a cocoon in which to pupate. In the case of this species, sandy / clayey soil is what they use to build their cocoons.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/520
They normally live underground, but can occasionally be seen roaming around on the surface for various reasons, such as when the ground becomes too saturated with moisture after rain, or, if they are seeking the right kind of soil in order to construct a cocoon in which to pupate. In the case of this species, sandy / clayey soil is what they use to build their cocoons.