Scientific Name: Dynatstes Tityus
Common Names: Hercules Beetle, Rhinocerous Beetle,Unicorn Beetle (The last two names are for males)
Gender: Female
Date Found: July 1 2009
Range: Eastern United States, north into southern New York, Pennsylvannia, west to Indiana, Texas
Idenification: Huge size, greenish elytra with variable amounts of dark spots. Some are nearly black. Male has massive horns projecting forward from head and pronotum.
Size: Adult 40-60 mm long (including the "horns" of the male) and 20 to 27 mm wide
Food: Adults feed on rotting fruit, sap, to some extent.
Location Found: At Mount Juliet First Baptist Church after VBS.
Other Information: This is the Largest and Heaviest beetle in North America.
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