Stats

Lifespan: 2-4 yrs
Size: Large
Diet: Herbivore
Activity: Nocturnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Temperate forest
Range: Europe
Movement: Flight
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Armor
Status: Common

About

One of Europe's largest beetles, the male wields a single curving horn on his head used to wrestle rivals at tree-sap flows. Its larvae spend three to four years burrowing through rotting wood before emerging as armored adults.

Life cycle

1.
egg
A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2.
juvenile
An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3.
subadult
A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4.
adult
Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Oryctes
Species: Oryctes nasicornis