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title: "Eastern Hercules Beetle"
description: "Dynastes tityus — Owady i pająki. Dynastes tityus, the eastern Hercules beetle, is a species of rhinoceros beetle native to the Eastern United States."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/eastern-hercules-beetle
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eastern Hercules Beetle

> Dynastes tityus — Owady i pająki. Dynastes tityus, the eastern Hercules beetle, is a species of rhinoceros beetle native to the Eastern United States.

- Scientific name: *Dynastes tityus*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 12679
- Wikidata: [Q644708](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q644708)
- iNaturalist taxon: [83804](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/83804)

## Names

- en: Eastern Hercules Beetle
- es: Escarabajo unicornio
- fr: Dynaste d’Amérique

## Countries with the most observations

US (11865)

## Summary

Dynastes tityus, the eastern Hercules beetle, is a species of rhinoceros beetle native to the Eastern United States. The adult's elytra are green, gray or tan, with black markings, and the whole animal, including the male's horns, may reach 60 mm (2.4 in) in length. The larvae feed on decaying wood from various trees.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynastes_tityus

## Photo

![Eastern Hercules Beetle](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eastern-hercules-beetle/medium.jpg)

Photo: Christina Collins · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86971182

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eastern-hercules-beetle?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).