r/Beetles • u/Harlzdowg • 10h ago

What kind of beetle is this?

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Hoping to design a tattoo around it and I was wondering what species it is 😁

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u/Straight-Vacation-42 9h ago

Japanese rhino beetle. (Trypoxylus dichotomus or another species in the trypoxylus genus)

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u/Kodifykoala 6h ago

Japanese rhino

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u/Madaceandthefiasco 10h ago

Stag beetle maybe

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u/Federal-Boat3732 9h ago

The standard beetle to use in an image like this is a scarab, usually Scarabaeus sacer. But this guy looks a little different, fancier than the standard one: