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insect

Also known as: Xyloryctes jamaicensis

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  • Rhinoceros beetle (Strategus).

    In rhinoceros beetle

    The American rhinoceros beetle (Xyloryctes jamaicensis) is a dark brown scarab a little more than 25 mm (1 inch) long. The male possesses a single upright horn; the female has only a small tubercle. One European species, Oryctes nasicornis, has rear-pointing horns. The eastern Hercules beetle…

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