Erythroderma Posted December 1, 2020 Report 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
Bug slayer Posted December 1, 2020 Report 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
Reyes Posted December 1, 2020 Report 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
Beetlesforlife3 Posted December 1, 2020 Report Posted December 1, 2020 It's too big to be a ceruchus and if it was it would probably be dead by now. Quote
Lucanus Posted December 1, 2020 Report 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
Lucanus Posted December 1, 2020 Report 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
Erythroderma Posted December 1, 2020 Author Report Posted December 1, 2020 Thanks all! Sounds like May beetle is the consensus Quote
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