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Rhino Beetle - Strategus sp. ? - Strategus splendens
Copyright © 2005 Scott Nelson

Rhino Beetle - Strategus sp. ? - Strategus splendens
Lakeland, Polk County, Florida, USA
July 11, 2005
Size: 31 mm
This beetle did not look like any of the others posted here. It perhaps is immature. The abdomen was much more rounded than others in this genus. Any help with ID would be appreciated.

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Rhino Beetle - Strategus sp. ? - Strategus splendens Rhino Beetle - Strategus sp. ? - Strategus splendens
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Contributed by Scott Nelson on 14 July, 2005 - 2:24pm

S. splendens
These must be common in Florida this year. Adult beetles don't mature per se (complete metamorphosis) - what you see is how they stay. Same as butterflies, but unlike many 'bugs' which do actually grow and change - beetles (and butterflies) do all their growing, and most of their feeding as larva.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 14 July, 2005 - 3:12pm login or register to post comments

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