Xylotrupes australicus

1 Rhinoceros Beetle at Peregian Beach, QLD

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Identification history

Xylotrupes australicus	10 Jan 2021	MichaelBedingfield
Xylotrupes australicus	10 Jan 2021	MichaelBedingfield
Unverified	7 Jan 2021	MargM

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Here is the remains of rhino beetles eaten by crows at Peregian Beach. They have removed the heads and then eaten the contents and eaten the abdomen. Total of 7 beetles and 6 crows. A real murder of crows.

2 comments

AaronClausen wrote:

10 Jan 2021

Awesome sighting (but quite sad!).

MichaelBedingfield wrote:

10 Jan 2021

I tried to suggest Xylotrupes ulysses australicus, Rhinoceros Beetle, but I got an error and the suggestion failed.
See:- https://noosa.naturemapr.org/species/39260

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Location information

Places Peregian Beach, QLD

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
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Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) MargM Greater Brisbane NatureMapr

Species information

Xylotrupes australicus Scientific name
Rhinoceros Beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 79m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Synonyms
Xylotrupes australicus

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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania