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Eastern Hercules Beetle

Posted by June 27th, 2008 at 12:00 am

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Rhinocerus Beetle?
I found this guy in East Tennessee.
Patty Robichaud

rhino patty Eastern Hercules Beetle

Hi Patty,
More correctly, Rhinoceros Beetle is a general term to describe beetles in the Scarab Beetle subfamily Dynastinae. The species is an Eastern Hercules Beetle, Dynastes tityus, though BugGuide lists both Rhinoceros Beetle and Unicorn Beetle as alternate names for this magnificent species.

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