Dynastes hercules

TaxID: 1247135

Basic Information

Dynastes hercules

Central American Hercules Beetle, Dynaste hercule, Dynaste scieur de long

The Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) is a species of rhinoceros beetle native to the tropical forests of southern Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Lesser Antilles. It is the longest extant species of beetle in the world, and is also one of the largest flying insects in the world.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Coleoptera

Scarabaeidae

Dynastes

hercules

nan

Photos (5 photos)

Dynastes hercules
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(c) Eric van den Berghe@BY-NC
Dynastes hercules
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(c) Frank Izaguirre@BY-NC
Dynastes hercules
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(c) James Steamer@BY-NC
Dynastes hercules
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(c) Kenneth Lorenzen@BY-NC
Dynastes hercules
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(c) snail_hiker@BY

Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (15 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

15
Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Brazil Present —
Colombia Present —
Costa Rica Present —
Dominica Present —
Ecuador Present —
France Present —
Guatemala Present —
Guyana Present —
Saint Lucia Present —
Nicaragua Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (113 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
LAPER855-25 BOLD:ADJ9417 COI-5P 657 Peru 2025-04-05 -12.569167, -70.10011
GBMNA48446-19 BOLD:ADJ8324 COI-5P 708 United States 2019-02-01 40.92, -72.66
GBMIN46978-17 BOLD:ADJ9406 COI-5P 659 - - -
GBMIN46977-17 BOLD:ADJ9406 COI-5P 659 - - -
GBMIN46976-17 BOLD:ADJ9406 COI-5P 659 - - -
GBMIN46975-17 BOLD:ADJ9406 COI-5P 659 - - -
GBMIN46974-17 BOLD:ADJ9406 COI-5P 659 - - -
GBMIN46973-17 BOLD:ADJ9406 COI-5P 659 - - -
GBMIN46972-17 BOLD:ADJ9406 COI-5P 659 - - -
GBMIN46971-17 BOLD:ABA2782 COI-5P 659 - - -
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Literature