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Eastern Hercules Beetle
Dynastes tityus
34.2742, -77.9252
Field Notes
Description:
The adult's elytra are green, gray or tan, with black markings, and the whole animal, including the male's horns, may reach 60 mm (2.4 in) in length. The grubs feed on decaying wood from various trees. (Wiki)
Habitat:
D. tityus lives in the eastern and southeastern United States, from New York state, Illinois and Indiana, south to Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, with eastern Texas marking the western limit of its range. (Wiki)
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