Rhino and stag beetles in USA

[dorcus7913]

I'm quite interesting in both rhino and stag beetles. I know two rhino beetle exist in USA: Western and eastern hercules beetle(Granti and idk)

Did anyone see it before? I wish to have specimen but I can't travel tho lol.

 

[vinegaroonie]

Dynastes tityus and granti are pretty common to find for sale on here, but not really in the winter. Probably have to wait for it to get warmer. Also, the most commonly kept stag beetle here is Lucanus elaphus, but again, probably wait it out.

 

[dorcus7913]

Dynastes tityus and granti are pretty common to find for sale on here, but not really in the winter. Probably have to wait for it to get warmer. Also, the most commonly kept stag beetle here is Lucanus elaphus, but again, probably wait it out.

Hmmm ok. Will it be easy to get dried rhino beetles in winter then?

 

[Satanas]

there are many other rhino beetles native to the USA.

Strategus genus

Phileurus genus

Megasoma genus

anyone else can add anything?

 

[Hisserdude]

Xyloryctes genus, plus there's the Hemiphileurus and Archophileurus.

 

[philipee32]

Ill give 4 Xyloryctes thestalus is you want I doubt I'm going to be able to get them to oviposit.

 

[dorcus7913]

there are many other rhino beetles native to the USA.

Strategus genus

Phileurus genus

Megasoma genus

anyone else can add anything?

What?

Megasoma Genus?? in America? I never head that Megasoma genus is exist in America.

 

[dorcus7913]

Ill give 4 Xyloryctes thestalus is you want I doubt I'm going to be able to get them to oviposit.

Xyloryctes thestalus? Never heard that beetle before. Does it look like Chalcosoma Chiron?

 

[Satanas]

megasoma vogti

megasoma punctulatus

megasoma sleeperi

 

[dorcus7913]

megasoma vogti

megasoma punctulatus

megasoma sleeperi

Cool but those are too small for me...

 

[philipee32]

Xyloryctes thestalus? Never heard that beetle before. Does it look like Chalcosoma Chiron?

No these are very small beetles by comparison. They do have a horn tho.

 

[vinegaroonie]

We have 3 Megasoma species but they are near impossible to find for sale.

Lucanus carpreoleus (spelling?)

Lucanus elaphus

Lucanus placidus (not sure about this one)

Phileurus spp.

Strategus antaeus/other spp.

Xylocortes thestalus

Megasoma spp

Dynastes tityus

Dynastes granti

Gymnetis spp

Osmoderma spp

All nice native beetles in scarabidae/cetonidae/lucanidae

 

[philipee32]

There is lucanus mazama, tiger beetles and pasimachus beetles too not as flashy but worth a mention I think.

 

[vinegaroonie]

There is lucanus mazama, tiger beetles and pasimachus beetles too not as flashy but worth a mention I think.

Some pasimachus look really cool! Same with tiger beetles, you just have to look pretty hard because they're difficult to find lol.

Didn't know about Lucanus mazama... thanks!

 

[InsectaJaeger888]

I have heard about the three Megasoma species in the southern US but I haven't heard of anyone breeding them so far. Personally I'm interested in breeding Phileurus truncatus the carnivorous long lived rhinoceros beetle aka triceratops beetle but I live outside of its natural range and I can't afford to make an extensive beetle collecting road trip.

 

[St0386]

anyone know where to get a stag beetle? not seeing them yet... looking for a pair for my entomologist friend