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Big Beetle 2 - Xyloryctes jamaicensis - male
Copyright © 2006 Jo Ann Poe-McGavin

Big Beetle 2 - Xyloryctes jamaicensis - Male
Jim Thorpe, PA 18229, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 11, 2006
Size: 1" & 1/4 approx
and I can't find this one either-maybe I was looking in the wrong family or something
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Contributed by Jo Ann Poe-McGavin on 11 July, 2006 - 12:16am
Last updated 11 July, 2006 - 1:40pm

this Xyloryctes jamaicensis,
this Xyloryctes jamaicensis, its decently common in some areas. They are a cool looking beetle indeed.
… William Ericson, 11 July, 2006 - 12:41am login or register to post comments

 
Are you sure? This one has th
Are you sure? This one has the horn on it's head.

I think it looks a little more like this: (but not this)
http://bugguide.net/node/view/38336/bgimage

But with a longer spike
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 11 July, 2006 - 11:15am login or register to post comments

 
male
Look at all the images - males have horns, females don't, moved.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 11 July, 2006 - 1:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Okay I see...
okay I see-the photos that the latin name led me too here-weren't those. Sometimes a link is better than me trying to find the name listed here-why?-cos I'm stupid!!

Thanks ^_^ and sorry about that.
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 12 July, 2006 - 1:39am login or register to post comments

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