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Eastern Hercules Beetle: Female - Dynastes tityus - female
Copyright © 2004 Cotinis

Eastern Hercules Beetle: Female - Dynastes tityus - Female
Airport Road at Estes Drive, Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
July 20, 2003
Size: 40 mm
Captured under light on wall at strip mall. Chilled, posed, and released. This female is rather dark--there are all dark forms, and this may vary with temperature.

Length measured by photographing adjacent to a scale.
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Contributed by Cotinis on 21 March, 2004 - 10:42pm
Last updated 22 January, 2017 - 2:37pm

Eastern Hercules Beetle
The Hercules Beetle is also known as "Unicorn Beetle."
… Darryl N Searcy, 26 June, 2004 - 5:35am login or register to post comments

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