No. #081 · Giants
Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle
Trypoxylus dichotomus
Also called: rhinoceros beetle
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Where to look
Regions
Asia
Habitats
woodland
When it is out
- ☀️ Active by day
- 📏 One of the giants: among the biggest in its group
Seasonal activity
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Peak is Jun–Jul.
Research-grade sightings worldwide, by month · Data: iNaturalist community observations
Life cycle
Complete metamorphosis
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Egg → larva → pupa → adult. The young look nothing like the adult and rebuild themselves inside a pupa.
Stage lengths vary by species and temperature, so we don’t print them.
Safety
Peeka gives a safety read on every identification. This species is not in our hand-checked list yet, so we do not print a level here.
Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle just checked in. The neighbors are curious.In Peekabug
Card #081 in the Giants set. Catch it with the camera and it checks into your Bug Hotel.
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