Subject: Large Long Brown Beetle
Geographic location of the bug: Georgia
Date: 07/03/2019
Time: 11:19 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: Saw this large guy (over 2 inches long!) chilling on our house. I tried googling him but there are so many generic brown beetles it’s hard to narrow him down. Any thoughts?
Thanks!!
How you want your letter signed: Vika
Dear Vika,
The Brown Prionid is a relatively common summer identification request from the eastern parts of North America.
There are here in Idaho too. Biggest beetle I know of around here.
I just got done picking one up, but buy the shell, they look like they have some fierce mandibles!
The Brown Prionid does not range as far west as Idaho, according to BugGuide, but other large Prionids including the California Root Borer are found in Idaho.
Thank you.
The beetle I saw last night looked just like the one in the photo above, and was 2in or more long not including the antennae.