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1 Species ID Suggestions

eakphotos
eakphotos 11 years ago
Eastern Hercules Beetle
Dynastes hercules Eastern Hercules Beetle Bokeh from Flickr: EOL Images


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ID would be appreciated. Costa Rican cutest beetle, large size, greyish with pattern, huge horn on top is divided in the middle-see picture, another horn bottom with 2 tips.

I have not found the ID for this GORGEOUS Beetle...Anyone there that can help?

Austin Jacobs
Austin Jacobs 11 years ago

Awesome shot. Keep it up.

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 11 years ago

OMG, this is awesome. It looks like an ...alien.

zapabio
zapabio 11 years ago

I think you put it in a wrong mission, it is not a butterfly nor a moth, put in the bettles misson ;)

Can not really find this beetle ID, Hercules and Rhino? none have the color and mapping of the body or the horns are too many or not enough, this one was like 3 cm long and not shiny.

MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago

This is an impressive rhino beetle and seems to have fine fur rather than a glossy shell. It is not the Japanese rhino beetle; the Americas have enough of their own. The GIANT herculese beetle (Dynastes) is longer than your hand! This cute smaller one is another similar species.

I hope it is not that Japanese Beetle because his life is so short!! The one I saw look strong and older but he looks as if he lived for a long time.

Lisajourney3467
Lisajourney3467 11 years ago

Is that a rhino beatle

Yes...those eyes... would love to know what it is.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

The first pic looks like a furious animal

Alajuela, Costa Rica

Spotted on May 22, 2012
Submitted on Aug 21, 2012

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