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Ironclad Beetle

Posted by September 24th, 2008 at 6:39 pm

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Darkling and Ironclad Beetles

Can’t Identify Large White and Black Bug
I would love to know what kind of bug this is. It was on the brick on the side of my house this morning (9/24/08). Also, it is very large-close to 2″ long. Any help would be appreciated, thank you!
San Marcos, Texas
Leslie

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Ironclad Beetle

Hi Leslie,
Your Ironclad Beetle, Zopherus nodulosus, gets its common name from the impenetrability of its exoskeleton.  Most of our photos of this species are from Texas.

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