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Giant Hercules Beetles
Dynastes hercules
The Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) is a species of rhinoceros beetle native to the tropical forests of southern Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Lesser Antilles. It is the longest extant species of beetle in the world, and is also one of the largest flying insects in the world.
10 branches of this group, most-observed first
Central American Hercules Beetle
speciesDynastes septentrionalis
Dynastes lichyi
speciesDynastes lichyi
Dynastes hercules
speciesDynastes hercules
Dynastes occidentalis
speciesDynastes occidentalis
Dynastes ecuatorianus
speciesDynastes ecuatorianus
Dynastes morishimai
speciesDynastes morishimai
Dynastes paschoali
speciesDynastes paschoali
Dynastes trinidadensis
speciesDynastes trinidadensis
Saint Lucia Hercules Beetle
speciesDynastes reidi
Guiana Hercules Beetle
speciesDynastes bleuzeni
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1502695.