Dynastes tityus

Dynastes tityus
	Adult male
	Adult female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Dynastes
Species:	D. tityus
Binomial name
	Dynastes tityus; (Linnaeus, 1763)
Synonyms
	Scarabæus Tityus Linnaeus, 1763; Scarabaeus marianus Linnaeus, 1767; Scarabaeus pennsylvanicus De Geer, 1774; Dynastes corniger Sternberg, 1909; Dynastes tityrus Andrews, 1916 (Lapsus);

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.

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