Xylotroupes

Xylotrupes socrates

, 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.
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

Distribution

This species is widespread in South-eastern Asia: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderColeoptera
FamilyScarabaeidae
GenusXylotrupes
SpeciesX. socrates
Photographed in
Papua New Guinea