Hercules beetle: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Hercules beetle Dynastes hercules

Where the Hercules beetle lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 96 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See beetles on the world map

Scientific name	Dynastes hercules
Group	Beetles
Found in	3 countries
Continents	North America
Class	Insect
Order	Coleoptera
Family	Scarabaeidae

Where does the Hercules beetle live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Hercules beetle in 3 countries and territories across North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the Hercules beetle?

The Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) is an insect in the order Coleoptera and the family Scarabaeidae, genus Dynastes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Hercules beetle

The Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) is a species of rhinoceros beetle native to the tropical forests of southern Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Lesser Antilles. It is the longest extant species of beetle in the world, and is also one of the largest flying insects in the world.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hercules beetle (revision 1369421956), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q503799 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).