Hercules Beetle
Characteristics: This massive beetle can be found in forests. Despite their size, they still fly. As members of the rhinocerous beetle family, males have two horn-like pincers on their head, while females lack them. They are likely used in battle with other males over territory.
Larvae eat decaying wood and take 2 years to become adults.
Adults are attracting to fermenting fruits and tree sap.
General Adult Size (Length):
40mm to 60mm
(1.57in to 2.36in)
Identifying Colors: cream; black
North American reach includes (may not be limited to): New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, Delaware, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas
Category: Beetle
Common Name: Hercules Beetle
Scientific Name: (Dynastes tityus)
 Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Dynastes
Species: tityus
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