female rhino beetle?
this beautiful beetle was found on the ground in Atlanta today. is it a female rhino beetle?
sarah tynes
atlanta
Hi Sarah,
This is a female Dynastes tityus, the Eastern Hercules Beetle. It is in the Scarabaeidae Family of Scarab Beetles and the Subfamily Dynastinae which are commonly called Rhinoceros Beetles.
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I found one of these too, and would like to submit a pic. Was in Georgia. Are they harmless? If you have one as a pet, how and what do you feed it?
You may submit photos with the Ask What’s That Bug? link at https://www.whatsthatbug.com/ask-whats-that-bug/ on our homepage. Hercules Beetles are perfectly harmless. In captivity you can feed them ripe fruit like bananas.