The European rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes nasicornis) is a large flying beetle belonging to the subfamily Dynastinae.
Taxonomy[]
Subspecies[]
- Oryctes nasicornis afghanistanicus Endrödi, 1938
- Oryctes nasicornis chersonensis Minck, 1915
- Oryctes nasicornis corniculatus Villa & Villa, 1833
- Oryctes nasicornis edithae Endrödi, 1938
- Oryctes nasicornis grypus (Illiger, 1803)
- Oryctes nasicornis hindenburgi Minck, 1915
- Oryctes nasicornis holdhausi Minck, 1914
- Oryctes nasicornis illigeri Minck, 1915
- Oryctes nasicornis kuntzeni Minck, 1914
- Oryctes nasicornis latipennis Motschulsky, 1845
- Oryctes nasicornis mariei (Bourgin, 1949)
- Oryctes nasicornis nasicornis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Oryctes nasicornis ondrejanus Minck, 1916
- Oryctes nasicornis polonicus Minck, 1916
- Oryctes nasicornis przevalskii Semenow & Medvedev, 1932
- Oryctes nasicornis punctipennis Motschulsky, 1860
- Oryctes nasicornis shiraticus Endrödi & Petrovitz, 1974
- Oryctes nasicornis transcaspicus Endrödi, 1938
- Oryctes nasicornis turkestanicus Minck, 1915
predators[]
the Mammoth Wasp (Megascolia maculata) is an parasitic of europe its paralyzes the beetle grubs and feed them to their own wasp larvae until European rhino beetle grub dies and adult pulls out of european rhino beetle grub's flesh.
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The Mammoth WaspLarvae preying on the european rhino beetle grub