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Rhinocero beetle

Dynastinae

17 Comments

Ajit
Ajit 12 years ago

Thanks everyone

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Yes sure in Dynastinae family as its body structure...
Harsha and Juan... Thanks to you both for good learning here..
I could learn something about Tribe Dynastini..!!
http://bugguide.net/node/view/41306/bgli...

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 12 years ago

Juan got it right at last!

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago
Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 12 years ago

I think the one who saw it in person can tell better. Leave it to Ajit. :)

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

It look to be from Tribe Dynastini

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 12 years ago

That's the problem with insects, they are not easy to identify like mammals. Sometimes subtle diferences can imply diferent species or even genus. I know can be frustrating.

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 12 years ago

It's completely a different color and texture. No?

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 12 years ago

Looks far from this one too. Can't say.

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 12 years ago

mmm, it seems to me the upper horn of the picture is bifurcated. Probably is not the same specie but is probably close related

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Megasoma anubis...?

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 12 years ago

I think it's just the two different angles of the pictures. I see the same horns on both.

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 12 years ago

See this too. It's an elephant. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/711...

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Enema pan beetles legs look different and back shape also different. Horns also different.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Enema_...

Harsha Singh
Harsha Singh 12 years ago

No...This one is Enema pan only. Check out the wiki link I gave with the ID.

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Hi Harsha isn't it called Elephant beetle...?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_be...

Ajit
Spotted by
Ajit

Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India

Spotted on Aug 13, 2010
Submitted on Oct 4, 2011

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