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I live on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. I just saw this bug out on my back porch. I cannot find anything on the internet about it. I have never seen it before. It is about 2 inches long not including the antenna. Can you please tell me what it is? Thank you!
Sarah Hurst
Hi Sarah,
Your really big beetle is one of the Prionid Root Borers. We suspect it is Prionus imbricornis, the Tile Horned Prionus, but we would like Eric Eaton to confirm that identification.
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