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Rhinoceros Beetle (Xyloryctes jamaicensis)
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Copyright © 2014
Kris Carlsen
Grub_8253 -
Xyloryctes jamaicensis
hartwell, Hart County, Georgia, USA
October 11, 2014
Size: 3" long, 3/8" dia
large grub found when removing pampas grass bush
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Contributed by
Kris Carlsen
on 7 November, 2014 - 5:17pm
Last updated 31 October, 2016 - 1:50pm
Moved
Moved from
Xyloryctes thestalus
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Fairly certain this is a larva of Z. jamaicensis. Larva resembles D. tityus in appearance, but are usually found in soil as oppose to in tree cavity. Also, the mandibles are much sharper than tityus' mandible.
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Alan Jeon
, 9 November, 2014 - 3:16pm
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