Golden Dynastes Beetle vs Notch-Tipped Flower Longhorn

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Golden Dynastes Beetle Notch-Tipped Flower Longhorn
Scientific Name Allomyrina pfeifferi Typocerus sinuatus
Order Coleoptera Coleoptera
Family Dynastinae Cerambycidae
Size 35-65 mm 9-15 mm
Habitat Grasslands Forests
Diet Sap Feeders Wood Feeders
Regions Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China Eastern North America
Conservation Not Evaluated Least Concern

Golden Dynastes Beetle

A large rhinoceros beetle from mainland Southeast Asia related to the Japanese species. Males have a prominent forked horn.

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Did You Know?

They are sometimes sold alongside their Japanese relatives in the Asian pet beetle trade.

Notch-Tipped Flower Longhorn

A yellow longhorn beetle with wavy dark bands across its elytra. It is a common flower visitor in eastern North American forests.

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Did You Know?

Its color pattern varies so much that early entomologists described several variants as separate species.