Xylotrupes australicus
Rhinoceros Beetle at Copmanhurst, NSW
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| Xylotrupes australicus | MichaelMulvaney | 5 Jun 2025 | |
| Xylotrupes australicus | MazzV | 28 Apr 2025 |
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A rhinoceros beetle which was a black-brown colour all over. There is a thin lateral line on the lower margin of the plate that the horns emanate from, just discernible in photo 3. The underside is also black-brown, except for an exposed band of red, running left to right, on the rearmost underbelly. That was not visible at the other 2 sightings (4666080 & 4666092). This specimen was dead, so it may have been that part of the shell had broken off or that it was in an unusual posture. The under-thorax was mostly covered in pale yellow hairs,, as was parts of the underbelly. It had some tan colour around the mouth parts.
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Location information
- Places Copmanhurst, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- MazzV Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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- MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Xylotrupes australicus Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Xylotrupes australicus Scientific name
- Rhinoceros Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 79m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Xylotrupes australicus
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