Phileurus truncatus, Triceratops Beetle,[2] is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.
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| Phileurus truncatus (Palisot de Beauvois, 1806)
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Description edit
Body length, 32-38 millimeters. Both adult males and females have large and distinct horns on the head.[2]
Distribution edit
Virginia, south to Florida, west to Tennessee and southeastern Arizona.[2]
References edit
- ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Phileurus truncatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
- ^ a b c Evans, Arthur V. (2014). Beetles of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press; in the United Kingdom: Princeton University Press. p. 172. ISBN 9781400851829.