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Escarabajo Rinoceronte

Oryctes nasicornis

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Field Notes

Description:

Oryctes nasicornis reach a length of 20–40 millimetres (0.79–1.6 in), with a maximum of 60 millimetres (2.4 in). Elytra are reddish brown with a glazed appearance, while head and pronotum ar slightly darker. The underside of the body and the legs are covered with long red hair. It is a sexually dimorphic species. The male's head is topped by a long curved horn (hence its common name), while the females have no horns.

Habitat:

The rhinoceros beetle lives on wood, and the large larvae can be found in rotting wood stumps and around sawdust

Notes:

collected in the city of Oaxaca, Mexico

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PublishedAugust 19, 2013

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