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scarabidae

  1. Chrysina gloriosa

    Chrysina gloriosa

    Male and female.
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    • chrysina gloriosa glorious jewel scarab scarabidae
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    • Album: Monsoon2026
  2. Chrysina beyeri - Beyer's jewel scarab

    Chrysina beyeri - Beyer's jewel scarab

    Cameras just dont capture this species all that well The metallic-violet legs complement the green very well.
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    • beyer's jewel scarab beyeri chrysina scarabidae
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  3. Chrysina beyeri- Beyer's jewel scarab

    Chrysina beyeri- Beyer's jewel scarab

    Much larger than gloriosa, which it often occurs alongside. Very intense metallic iridescence, shifts colors when viewed from different angles. Oak leaves of any kind are acceptable
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    • beyeri chrysina jewel scarab scarabidae
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  4. Chrysina gloriosa - Glorious jewel scarab

    Chrysina gloriosa - Glorious jewel scarab

    Larger specimen is the female, smaller is a male
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    • chafer chrysina gloriosa jewel scarab leaf scarabidae shining
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    • Album: Monsoon2026
  5. Xyloryctes thestalus- Western Rhinoceros Beetle (female)

    Xyloryctes thestalus- Western Rhinoceros Beetle (female)

    females thestalus can be easily distinguished from the similar sized and shaped Strategus cessus
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    • beetle dynastinae rhinoceros scarabidae western
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  6. Xyloryctes thestalus - Western rhinoceros beetle

    Xyloryctes thestalus - Western rhinoceros beetle

    Strongly assosciated with Ash trees, range extends as far south as guatamala.
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    • beetle dynastinae rhinoceros scarabidae xyloryctes
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  7. Strategus aloeus- Ox Beetle

    Strategus aloeus- Ox Beetle

    A large major male with huge horns. Very impressive.
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    • dynastinae ox beetle rhinoceros beetle scarabidae strategus aloeus
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    • Album: Hexapoda
  8. Strategus aloeus- Ox Beetle

    Strategus aloeus- Ox Beetle

    Female. A large rhinocerous beetle that often targets lawns with a dense layer of thatch. Not known to be a pest, though larvae can sometimes attack roots if suitably-decomposed material is scarce.
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    • dynastinae ox beetle rhinoceros beetle scarabidae strategus aloeus
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    • Album: Hexapoda
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