Dynastinae (subfamily)

Unidentified rhinoceros or elephant beetle at Morpeth, NSW

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Identification history

Dynastinae (subfamily)	19 Jun 2025	MichaelMulvaney
Dynastinae (subfamily)	19 Jun 2025	MichaelMulvaney
Scarabaeinae (subfamily)	1 Jun 2025	MichaelMulvaney
Unverified	17 Feb 2025	HildaHen

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User's notes

Is this magnificent very large beetle a Rhinoceros Beetle? Found her (no idea of gender just saying its a femake) in pile of woodchip. Was making a squeeky hissing kind of annoyed sound. Have safely relocated her with the mulch to another location and covered her back up.

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KimberiRP wrote:

18 Jun 2025

Yes, it's a Rhinoceros beetle (tribe Dynastini of family Scarabaeidae). Genus is either Xylotrupes or Haploscapanes.

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Location information

Coordinates 151.637344 -32.724628
Altitude 9.3m
Places Morpeth, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
17 Feb 2025 07:09 PM Recorded on
HildaHen Recorded by
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HildaHen NatureMapr Hunter Region Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Dynastinae (subfamily) Scientific name
Unidentified rhinoceros or elephant beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1343.43m Recorded at altitude
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