European rhinoceros beetle
Oryctes nasicornis
Local namestek boynuzlu böcekboynuzlu böcek
Key identifying features
Male bears one backward-curving horn; female only a small bump
Glossy, varnished chestnut-red elytra
Underside and leg bases covered in rusty-yellow hair
Insect
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Length
- 25–40 mm
Active months
- May
- June
- July
- August
Similar species
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