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Common Name:
Rhinoceros Beetle

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabeiformia
Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Dynastinae
Tribe: Oryctini
Species:
Xyloryctes jamaicensis

Hodges No:

Location:
Ward Pound Ridge
Cross River, NY
USA

Date: 8/6/05

Stage: Adult
Sex:
Notes:

Image at BugGuide:

Xyloryctes jamaicensis Scarabaeidae
Rhinoceros Beetle
Identifications represent best guesses on my part and are not intended to be authoritative.
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