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Triceratops Beetle
Phileurus truncatus
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Phileurus valgus
Eastern Rhinoceros BeetleXyloryctes jamaicensis
Phileurus didymus
Horned Passalus BeetleOdontotaenius disjunctus
Smooth Ox BeetleStrategus antaeus
Lesser Triceratops BeetleHemiphileurus illatus
Eastern Hercules BeetleDynastes tityus
Homophileurus quadrituberculatus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,578 |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 409 |
| Georgia | 233 |
| Alabama | 188 |
| South Carolina | 135 |
| Texas | 107 |
| Tennessee | 102 |
| Virginia | 77 |
| Mississippi | 62 |
| Louisiana | 56 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Beetles · Coleoptera |
| Family | Scarabs · Scarabaeidae |
| Genus | Phileurus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Triceratops Beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.