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Rhinoceros Beetle Papua New Guinea I found this guy clinging to a gutter after a rainstorm. I believe he’s a Xylotroupes He’s roughly 65mm long. Aiyura Valley, Papua New Guinea. Xylotroupes,Xylotrupes socrates Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Rhinoceros Beetle Papua New Guinea

I found this guy clinging to a gutter after a rainstorm. I believe he’s a Xylotroupes He’s roughly 65mm long. Aiyura Valley, Papua New Guinea.

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    Christine Young
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    Hmm, maybe Xylotrupes sp.? Posted 3 years ago
  2. View Matt Young's profile
    Matt Young
    King Cobra
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    Oh yeah. For sure not what I wrote. Posted 3 years ago

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The Xylotroupes

, 1864
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* ''Xylotrupes sokrates'' Schaufuss, 1864
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The Siamese rhinoceros beetle, fighting beetle, ''Xylotrupes socrates'' is a brilliant species of large scarab beetle belonging to the subfamily Dynastinae. It is particularly known for its role in insect fighting in Thailand.

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Uploaded Feb 20, 2020. Captured Jan 6, 2020 13:54.
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  • iPhone 5s
  • f/2.2
  • 1/1080s
  • ISO32
  • 4.15mm