Female Dobsonfly from Arizona

Subject:  bug with armor plate shield and pincers
Geographic location of the bug:  Sedona Arizona
Date: 06/19/2020
Time: 03:16 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman:  Spotted this bug on window trim behind a planter and thought it was a grasshopper, but at closer look saw this cool looking bug with what looks like an armor shield plate and silvery looking design across its head. Never seen anything like it. But what IS it?
How you want your letter signed:  Lea

Female Dobsonfly

Dear Lea,
This is a female Dobsonfly, and because of your location, we believe it is Corydalus texanus which is pictured on BugGuide.

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