Scarabaeidae
Chalcosoma atlas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Chalcosoma atlas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Chalcosoma atlas, the Atlas beetle, is a large Southeast Asian scarab beetle with distinctive male horns.
Chalcosoma chiron (Olivier, 1789)
Chalcosoma chiron (Olivier, 1789)
Chalcosoma chiron, the Caucasus beetle, is a large sexually dimorphic Asian beetle often mistaken for Atlas beetles.
Eupatorus gracilicornis Arrow, 1908
Eupatorus gracilicornis Arrow, 1908
Eupatorus gracilicornis (the five-horned rhinoceros beetle) is a large scarab beetle found across parts of East and Southeast Asia.
Dynastes neptunus (Quensel, 1805)
Dynastes neptunus (Quensel, 1805)
Dynastes neptunus is a large black horned beetle with sexual dimorphism, native to northwestern South America.
Dynastes tityus (Linnaeus, 1763)
Dynastes tityus (Linnaeus, 1763)
Dynastes tityus, the eastern Hercules beetle, is a large harmless beetle native to eastern and southeastern United States.
Dynastes hyllus Chevrolat, 1843
Dynastes hyllus Chevrolat, 1843
Dynastes hyllus is a large scarab beetle ranging from Mexico to Guatemala, with larvae associated with Persea americana logs.
Dynastes grantii Horn, 1870
Dynastes grantii Horn, 1870
Dynastes grantii is a sexually dimorphic Hercules beetle found in southwestern US and northern Mexico, with a two-year life cycle.
Megasoma elephas (Fabricius, 1775)
Megasoma elephas (Fabricius, 1775)
Megasoma elephas, the elephant beetle, is a nocturnal Neotropical rainforest scarab studied for remote flight control.
Megasoma thersites LeConte, 1861
Megasoma thersites LeConte, 1861
Megasoma thersites is an endemic scarab beetle species found in Baja California, Mexico.
Megasoma actaeon (Linnaeus, 1758)
Megasoma actaeon (Linnaeus, 1758)
Megasoma actaeon, the Actaeon beetle, is a very large South American beetle species with extremely heavy larvae.
Megasoma anubis (Chevrolat, 1836)
Megasoma anubis (Chevrolat, 1836)
Megasoma anubis is a large, horned Neotropical beetle found in Brazil that is considered a pest.
Megasoma occidentale Bolivar, Pieltain, Jiménez-Asúa & Martinez, 1963
Megasoma occidentale Bolivar, Pieltain, Jiménez-Asúa & Martinez, 1963
Megasoma occidentale is an endemic Mexican scarab beetle species with light-attracted adults and larvae found in rotten coconut palm stems.
Augosoma centaurus (Fabricius, 1775)
Augosoma centaurus (Fabricius, 1775)
The centaurus beetle (Augosoma centaurus) is a tropical African rhinoceros beetle where larger males fight for mates.
Xylotrupes gideon (Linnaeus, 1767)
Xylotrupes gideon (Linnaeus, 1767)
Xylotrupes gideon is a sexually dimorphic rhinoceros beetle species widespread across South and Southeast Asia.
Xylotrupes socrates Schaufuss, 1864
Xylotrupes socrates Schaufuss, 1864
Xylotrupes socrates is a horned dynastid beetle widespread across multiple Southeast Asian countries.
Trypoxylus dichotomus (Linnaeus, 1771)
Trypoxylus dichotomus (Linnaeus, 1771)
Trypoxylus dichotomus is an Asian beetle with sexually dimorphic horns, used in traditional medicine and as an edible resource.
Cyclocephala longula LeConte, 1863
Cyclocephala longula LeConte, 1863
Cyclocephala longula is a North American rhinoceros beetle species in the Scarabaeidae family.
Cyclocephala lurida Bland, 1863
Cyclocephala lurida Bland, 1863
Cyclocephala lurida, the southern masked chafer, is a scarab beetle whose larvae are major North American turf pests.
Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775)
Cyclocephala melanocephala (Fabricius, 1775)
Cyclocephala melanocephala is a Dynastinae beetle found in North and Central America, whose adults feed on Helianthus annuus inflorescence.
Dyscinetus morator (Fabricius, 1798)
Dyscinetus morator (Fabricius, 1798)
Dyscinetus morator, the rice beetle, is a species of rhinoceros beetle in the Scarabaeidae family.
Aegialia arenaria (Fabricius, 1787)
Aegialia arenaria (Fabricius, 1787)
Aegialia arenaria, the dune scarab beetle, is a coastal Scarabaeidae species found in Palearctic and Nearctic sand dunes.
Maladera formosae (Brenske, 1898)
Maladera formosae (Brenske, 1898)
Maladera formosae is an East Asian scarab beetle that is invasive to North America, with one generation a year usually.
Serica brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Serica brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Serica brunnea is a small yellowish-brown beetle with distinct puncture patterns on its pronotum and elytra.
Nipponoserica peregrina (Chapin, 1938)
Nipponoserica peregrina (Chapin, 1938)
Nipponoserica peregrina is a species of scarab beetle found in parts of North America and Japan.
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