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The Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) is a species of rhinoceros beetle native to the rainforests of southern Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Lesser Antilles. It is the longest extant species of beetle in the world, and is also one of the largest flying insects in the world.
European rhinoceros beetle European rhinoceros beetle – three stages from larva to adult: larva (back), pupa (center), and imago (front). The Dynastinae are among the largest of beetles, reaching more than 15 centimetres (6 inches) in length, but are completely harmless to humans because they cannot bite or sting.
One of the largest beetles found in Europe, Oryctes nasicornis reach a length of 20–42 millimetres (3 ⁄ 4 – 1 + 3 ⁄ 4 inches), with a maximum of 47 mm (1 + 7 ⁄ 8 in). [1] The elytra are reddish brown with a glazed appearance, while the head and pronotum are slightly darker. The underside of the body and the legs are covered with long ...
Rhinoceros beetles, the Dynastinae, are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae). The five-horned rhinoceros beetle has been found in China, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. [2] Its coloring is shiny jet-black, while the elytra or fore wings are colored yellow or gold. The body is covered by a thick exoskeleton and a ...
Oryctes monoceros, commonly known as African rhinoceros beetle, is a species of rhinoceros beetles from the subfamily Dynastinae (family: Scarabaeidae) which is common in sub-Saharan Africa. [2] Its distribution extends from Senegal and Chad in the North to South Africa in the South and includes the islands of Madagascar, Seychelles and ...
Oryctes rhinoceros, also known as coconut rhinoceros beetle, Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, and coconut palm rhinoceros beetle, [2] is a large species of beetle (typically 4–5 cm long), belonging to the rhinoceros beetles subfamily Dynastinae. [1] Oryctes rhinoceros attacks coconut palms and other palms such as the economically important oil palm.
The coconut rhinoceros beetle is native to Africa, China, Myanmar, India and Southeast Asia, according to the council. Female beetles lay between 50 to 140 eggs in their lifetime, which is usually ...
Oryctini [2] is a tribe of beetles in the Dynastinae (family Scarabaeidae). [3] This tribe perhaps best describes the term "rhinoceros beetles" and includes important pest species in the type genus Oryctes. However, the name may also be applied to genera in the Phileurini and related tribes.