Asiatic Rhinoceros Beetle

Description:

Scarabaeidae; Dynastinae; Oryctes rhinoceros (Linnaeus, 1758). "The Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, coconut rhinoceros beetle or coconut palm rhinoceros beetle, (Oryctes rhinoceros) is a species of rhinoceros beetle of the family Scarabaeidae....This large species has an average length of about 33 to 40 mm. Adults are dark brown to black in color with shiny dorsum. Head with a prominent horn. Male has longer horn than the female. Male is characterized by a rounded, shiny terminal abdominal segment whereas female has a relatively hairier 'tail'. There are two tubercles on the thoracic ridge." Wilipedia. This is a female. The third and fourth pictures show the short horn and the "hairy tale" described in Wikipedia's article.

Habitat:

This beetle was spotted climbing around on a small Papaya growing in a plant pot in our front yard. It probably came from the coconut palm in our front garden, just a few feet away.