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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Scarabaeoidea » Scarab Beetles (Scarabaeidae) » Rhinoceros Beetles (Dynastinae) » Oryctini » Rhinoceros Beetles (Xyloryctes) » Xyloryctes thestalus
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Rhinoceros Beetle - Xyloryctes thestalus
Copyright © 2007 Robert L. Pearson

Rhinoceros Beetle - Xyloryctes thestalus
Skull Valley, AZ, USA (WSW of Prescott 10 miles), Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
August 11, 2006
Commonly hunted by Skunks near street lights.
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Contributed by Robert L. Pearson on 21 January, 2007 - 7:40pm
Last updated 31 December, 2013 - 6:55am

Moved
Moved from Rhinoceros Beetle.
… Charley Eiseman, 23 October, 2009 - 12:29pm login or register to post comments

Xyloryctes thestalus
is also possible in AZ. Robert, do you still have any like this?
… Phillip Harpootlian, 23 September, 2008 - 8:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Phillip, I have
Xylorectes from Prescott (Skull Valley is close by). I noticed that they are nearly all over 30 mm, but then there are some that are much smaller, males and females 22mm and less, but nothing in between.
… margarethe brummermann, 14 October, 2008 - 2:35pm login or register to post comments

Moved to jamaciensis
Moved from Xyloryctes--as Eric mentions, jamaciensis is the only North American species.
… Cotinis, 23 September, 2007 - 5:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Eric & Patrick
Now I know! Have a Great Fall Season!
… Robert L. Pearson, 23 September, 2007 - 7:15pm login or register to post comments

Male Xyloryctes sp.
This is a male Xyloryctes sp. I think X. jamaicensis is our only species, though.
… Eric R. Eaton, 22 January, 2007 - 12:20pm login or register to post comments

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