Beetles & Pupae - Phileurus truncatus

Feeding...

The one or two I have kept for a while enjoyed munching on dry dog food. I don't know if that is a good steady diet. There is a "care sheet" for the related Phileurus valgus here, which mentions foods. You might contact those folks if you do not know them--they are in Louisiana as well, it appears. (I don't see any author names on that web site, but there is an e-mail link.)

Good luck.

… Cotinis, 2 September, 2007 - 6:39am

Phileurus truncatus - Triceratops Beetle

Usually only male beetles have horns but not in this genus. Both sexes are horned. Check out the Info page for feeding and lifespan information.

… Jim McClarin, 2 September, 2007 - 1:42am

Thanks so much

Thanks so much for the id. What I find interesting is that mine has distinctly longer horns than all the other pictures I see of them. . . . could that be a geographic variant?

… S. Brock, 2 September, 2007 - 11:55am

I noticed

but didn't have an explanation. Perhaps there are major and minors in this genus as in other horned beetles. This might be a major major :-)

… Jim McClarin, 3 September, 2007 - 4:54pm

Or. .

The result of loving care. : ) j/k! But that was one of the reasons I didn't feel comfortable id'ing it- I didn't see anyone with horns that big! Well, ya'll just try not to be jealous that mine are bigger than yours. *grin*

… S. Brock, 3 September, 2007 - 6:52pm