Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle
Oryctes rhinoceros
A glossy dark rhinoceros beetle found around coconut and oil palms, especially where breeding sites contain rotting logs, manure, or compost. Adults are mostly nocturnal and can fly strongly between palms and breeding areas. They bore into palm crowns to feed on tender tissues and sap, leaving distinctive cut fronds as the leaves open. The prominent horn, larger in males, is used in pushing contests and gives the beetle its common name.
- Type
- Horn
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Larva
- Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Pupa
- Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle