September 30, 2018
Friday night I was out looking for nocturnal animals when a large
beetle crash landed on the windshield of the truck. It turned out to be a
female Western Hercules Beetle, probably the largest species of beetle I've ever seen.
Saturday night I was blacklighting hoping for more Hercules Beetles. This is
what I got, a male Western Hercules Beetle, Dynastes grantii. I wasn't sure at first, because
it isn't the right color as shown in most photos. But, I learned that they can
change color, darker to nearly black when they are moist or in a wet environment, like Cave Creek.
Mesquite Borer
Aholibah Underwing Moth
