Dasygnathus sp. (genus) (Rhinoceros beetle)
A bulky brown beetle not uncommon in Canberra gardens in summer. It produces a squeaking sound when threatened. The male has a short, curved horn on the head and a pair of short forward-facing points on the summit of the pronotum.
There are two species in the Canberra region - D. dejeani and D. trituberculatus - which are not always distinguishable in images.
Dasygnathus sp. (genus) is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | South Coast
Species information
- Dasygnathus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Rhinoceros beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1019.81m Recorded at altitude
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