Rhinoceros Beetle (species: Xylotrupes sp) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Xylotrupes sp
Rhinoceros Beetle


©Anne Hoggett: Male Rhinoceros Beetle about 5 cm long t Lizard Island Research Station.

©Anne Hoggett: Male Rhinoceros Beetle about 5 cm long t Lizard Island Research Station.

©Anne Hoggett: Male Rhinoceros Beetle about 5 cm long t Lizard Island Research Station.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Coleoptera
Family Scarabaeidae
Genus Xylotrupes
Species Xylotrupes sp

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Distinguishing features

A large shiny, dark brown beetle common at Lizard Island during summer. Males are unmistakeable with a large, curved, forked spine on the head an another on the thorax. Females are smaller and do not have horns.

Size

  • Up to 6 cm (Length of males)

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Comments

The correct species name has not been determined. Both Xylotrupes ulysses and Xylotrupes gideon are recorded from North Queensland by GBIF (accessed 26 Jan 2017).

by Anne Hoggett

Distribution

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