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Common Rhinoceros Beetle

Xylotrupes ulysses

Description:

Big black beetle

Habitat:

Front yard of friend's house

4 Comments

MartinL
MartinL 12 years ago

Orycetes is rather different to Xylotrupes as this link shows. Agreed this is probably a female but males still have much shorter horns than those of Xylotrupes. http://perdidoenelamazonas.blogspot.com....

Mouni
Mouni 12 years ago

wow thats nice

RicFox
RicFox 12 years ago

Thanks

wonju.brian
wonju.brian 12 years ago

female rhinoceros beetle

RicFox
Spotted by
RicFox

Austin, Texas, USA

Spotted on Jun 17, 2011
Submitted on Jun 18, 2011

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