Dynastes tityus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Genus
- Dynastes
- Species
- Dynastes tityus
- Scientific Name
- Dynastes tityus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Dynastes tityus
Dynastes tityus, the eastern Hercules beetle, is a species of rhinoceros beetle native to the Eastern United States. The adult's elytra are green, gray or tan, with black markings, and the whole animal, including the male's horns, may reach 60 mm (2.4 in) in length. The larvae feed on decaying wood from various trees.
...Dynastes tityus in languages:
- Chinese
- 美東白兜蟲
- English
- Eastern Hercules Beetle
- English
- Escarabajo unicornio
- English
- unicorn beetle
- Japanese
- ティティウスシロカブト
- Portuguese
- Besouro-unicórnio
- Thai
- ด้วงกว่างติไตอุส
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