Southern Australian Rhinoceros beetle

Pimelopus nothus

Description:

Southern Australian Rhinoceros beetle?

Notes:

Found dead amongst leaf litter South Australia, Southern suburbs of Adelaide

1 Species ID Suggestions

Andras2 3 years ago

Rhinoceros beetle

Dasygnathus trituberculatus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae)

3 Comments

Andras2 3 years ago

It is definitely a native rhinoceros beetle, most likely Dasygnathus trituberculatus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae). The other, very similar Dasygnathus species occurring in Queensland.

MichaelS 4 years ago

Hi Rob, welcome to the Project Noah community!

Neil Ross 4 years ago

Hi Rob, and welcome to Project Noah. Nice spotting, and I reckon you're spot-on with your ID. https://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/showim... https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:...

Spotted by
rob.majors.rm

Aberfoyle Park, South Australia, Australia

Spotted on Feb 25, 2020
Submitted on Feb 25, 2020