Dasygnathus sp. (genus) (Rhinoceros beetle)
A bulky brown beetle not uncommon in Canberra gardens in summer. It produces a squeaking sound when threatened. The male has a short, curved horn on the head and a pair of short forward-facing points on the summit of the pronotum.
There are two species in the Canberra region - D. dejeani and D. trituberculatus - which are not always distinguishable in images.
Dasygnathus sp. (genus) is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | South Coast
Species information
- Dasygnathus sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Rhinoceros beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1019.81m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Location information
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Maps
ANBG Aranda Bushland Bicentennial Park Birrigai Bruce Ridge Bruce Ridge to Gossan Hill Bullen Range Bundanoon Dawson Street Gardens Fowles St. Woodland, Weston Googong Foreshore Higgins Woodland Jerrabomberra Wetlands Mongarlowe River Mount Painter Namadgi National Park Penrose Stony Creek Sullivans Creek, Lyneham South Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve Tuggeranong Hill Uriarra Recreation Reserve Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area Watson Green Space Wingecarribee Local Government Area Woodstock Nature Reserve -
Survey points
GG01 Tathra Public School -
Places
Hall, ACT Turner, ACT
