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Oryctes nasicornis
Large flying beetle (6 cm) that inhabits the Palaearctic region. It is the only representative of the Dynastinae family found in Northern Europe. The rhinoceros beetle lives from wood and the large larvae can be found in rotting wood stumps and around sawdust. At the margin of its distribution, the beetle is often found in connection with sawmills and horse racing tracks. This one was about 3cm long.
Spotted on Nov 19, 2004
Submitted on Oct 20, 2011
4 Comments
Thank you CorduneanuVlad! =)
There are 2 types of Rhinoceros beetles in Europe, one of them is the European Rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes nasicornis - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oryctes_nas...) and this one looks like it - like the male of the species.
it is a dungball beetle
This picture is a dungball beatle !!!