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black beetle - Xyloryctes jamaicensis
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black beetle - Xyloryctes jamaicensis
Seymour, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
August 18, 2007
I found this beetle under a haystack that was sitting up against the wall of our house. Im thinking it is a type of rhinoceros beetle, or at least is related to them. a positive id would be appreciated.

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Contributed by bugsrock on 30 October, 2007 - 1:38pm
Last updated 4 November, 2007 - 7:32pm

Rhinoceros Beetle
Xyloryctes jamaicensis - Rhinoceros Beetle, compare such images as:

This is a female--the males have a big horn, and I don't see them late in the season.
… Cotinis, 30 October, 2007 - 7:21pm

 
thanks for the information...
I actually found a male a couple weeks after i found this female. At least i think it was this species. It looked just like this but with the horn.
… bugsrock, 30 October, 2007 - 10:02pm

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