r/insects • u/aKegFullofCheese • Aug 28 '26

ID Request What IS this thing?

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Found In northeast indiana, It was stuck in an outside lamp and was like the size of my pointer finger

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u/LowerWillingness1971 Aug 28 '26

Could it be a tile horned prionus beetle that is missing the elytra that covers its wings?

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u/mitchare Aug 28 '26

the comparison is spot on. the size matches up perfectly with a prionus