Can someone ID this beetle for my friend? I think its a pelidnota

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2016-07-01 04:02:03 Post No. 2158800
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Anonymous 2016-07-01 04:02:03 Post No. 2158800 [Report]

Can someone ID this beetle for my friend? I think its a pelidnota punctata but i want a second opinion because its a pretty shit photo

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Anonymous 2016-07-01 04:02:50 Post No.2158801
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Anonymous 2016-07-01 04:02:50 Post No.2158801 [Report]

>inb4 brown recluse

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Anonymous 2016-07-01 04:10:56 Post No.2158806
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Anonymous 2016-07-01 04:10:56 Post No.2158806 [Report]

brown recluse

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Anonymous 2016-07-01 04:11:43 Post No.2158808
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Anonymous 2016-07-01 04:50:53 Post No.2158836
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Anonymous 2016-07-01 04:50:53 Post No.2158836 [Report]

brown beetle recluse

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Anonymous 2016-07-01 05:45:32 Post No.2158871
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Anonymous 2016-07-01 05:45:32 Post No.2158871 [Report]

>>2158800
Armenian Mountain Scarab

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Anonymous 2016-07-01 21:04:33 Post No.2159316
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Anonymous 2016-07-01 21:04:33 Post No.2159316 [Report]

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Grapevine beetle or six spot june beetle. I used to live in a house with grape vines in the back yard and we'd get a ton of these. The legs have hooks that can break your skin but I liked handling them. Sometimes theyd hug my thumb real tight and you could feel the thrum of them breathing.