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Eastern Hercules Beetle?
I saw this photo on your site, so I am reasonably certain that I have now identified my bug. However, I thought I would send you a couple of additional photos… We found this insect on the side of our house in Kempner, Texas, (zipcode 76539 if you want to Mapquest it, for reference), in central Texas. I’ve never seen one of these around here before. Hubby spotted this beauty. I thought it was gorgeous, and I am NOT a bug person. LOL The speckling, on the body, was quite pretty. These night shots do not do it justice. As you can see, from the photos, it measured in at about 2 inches in total length. It was very docile and didn’t seem to be frightened of us, in the least. After its impromptu photo shoot, we left it to continue enjoying its night. If you have time to answer a question — your photo stated that the beetle that was pictured was a female. I was curious — how do you know the sex?
Cyndi

Hi Cyndi,
Your identification of an Eastern Hercules Beetle, Dynastes tityus, is correct. Your specimen is a female. The males have very prominent horns and are larger.

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