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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Dung Beetles (Scarabaeinae) » Phanaeini » Rainbow Scarabs (Phanaeus) » Rainbow Scarab (Phanaeus vindex)
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I found this beetle in my vehicle dead in Beloit, KS. - Phanaeus vindex
Copyright © 2010 Richard James Tice

I found this beetle in my vehicle dead in Beloit, KS. - Phanaeus vindex
Beloit, Mitchell County, Kansas, USA
June 29, 2010
Size: 1/2 inch long
I have never seen a beetle like this before. It is the most colorful beetle I have ever seen as well. I don't know if it is a male or female. The horn is the most interesting part. My Dad says it reminds him of a Rhino. If it is a new type of beetle discovered, I would like to have it called a Rhino Beetle.
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Contributed by Richard James Tice on 2 July, 2010 - 1:23am
Last updated 16 July, 2010 - 7:53pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 16 July, 2010 - 7:53pm login or register to post comments

male Phanaeus vindex - Rainbow Scarab
a dung beetle, common across e. US; info here
… v belov, 2 July, 2010 - 1:35am login or register to post comments

Maybe
Phanaeus vindex (Rainbow Scarab)


Dynastinae (Rhinoceros Beetles) look like this
http://bugguide.net/node/view/12431/bgpage
… John R. Maxwell, 2 July, 2010 - 1:32am login or register to post comments

 
I'm surprised.
I'm surprised to get a response this late (or early). I'm also glad to know what kind of bug this is. Thanks for the quick response.
… Richard James Tice, 2 July, 2010 - 4:00am login or register to post comments

 
Phanaeus is a Scarab and a Dung Beetle
Dynastinae, Rhinoceros beetles, are also Scarabs, but this is not one of them
… margarethe brummermann, 2 July, 2010 - 2:45am login or register to post comments

 
I know
he wanted to call it a "Rhino Beetle" due to the horn, so I just showed him what they look like.
… John R. Maxwell, 2 July, 2010 - 8:17am login or register to post comments

 
Funny.
Some of us entomologists have been looking for these for years, and here a magnificent specimen just blunders into some "average Joe." LOL!
… Eric R. Eaton, 2 July, 2010 - 11:41am login or register to post comments

 
Average Joe
I have one at work in my office. It walked up in to my warehouse last week & my name happens to be Joe (by the way)
… grimlock1972, 27 September, 2013 - 11:10am login or register to post comments

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