Erythroderma 0 Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 I live in Southern California, found these grubs in damp soil at the base of a tree. 2.5cm length. Thought maybe Cotinis mutabilis, but it doesn’t crawl on its back. Has single anal slit, can’t tell a particular raster pattern. Could it be a Lucanid? Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Bug slayer 0 Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 It might be a stag beetle but it might be one of the small brown may beetles I live in SoCal and I see them all the time in the spring Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oak 0 Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 I also think it's a may beetle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reyes 0 Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Some kind of Ceruchus. Pichus? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reyes 0 Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Your home must have lot's of red rot wood if it were to be a Ceruchus which I'm interested in purchasing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beetlesforlife3 0 Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 It's too big to be a ceruchus and if it was it would probably be dead by now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lucanus 0 Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 10 hours ago, Reyes said: Your home must have lot's of red rot wood if it were to be a Ceruchus which I'm interested in purchasing. Ceruchus aren't found in south CA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lucanus 0 Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 One of the scarab larvae that are difficult to ID without examining raster and few other characters. Many are considered lawn pests. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Erythroderma 0 Posted December 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Thanks all! Sounds like May beetle is the consensus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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