Eastern Hercules Beetle
Scientific name: Dynastes tityus (Linnaeus, 1763)
Overview
Dynastes tityus, the eastern Hercules beetle, is a species of rhinoceros beetle native to the Eastern United States. The adult's elytra are green, gray or tan, with black markings, and the whole animal, including the male's horns, may reach 60 mm (2.4 in) in length. The larvae feed on decaying wood from various trees.
From the Wikipedia article “Dynastes tityus”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it lives
The Catalogue of Life records it in: Nearctic(USA:Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North .
Common names
Names in other languages (4)
- Chinese
- 美东白犀金龟
- French
- Scarabée licorne
- German
- Kleine Herkules
- Persian
- سوسک هرکول شرقی
Related animals
Sources
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Catalogue of Life — scientific name, classification, common names and range.
Version 2026-09-11, CC BY 4.0.
This species in the Catalogue of Life.
Citation
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n Source database: World Scarabaeidae Database.
- GBIF — species page and recorded occurrences.
- Wikidata — names in other languages. Q644708, CC0 1.0.
- Wikipedia — overview, from the article “Dynastes tityus”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo — David Hill, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. File page.
Last updated: 4 October 2026