Dynastes neptunus
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| taxon = Dynastes neptunus
| authority = Quensel, 1805
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Dynastes neptunus is a beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.{{Cite web |title=Dynastes neptunus - Care Sheet |url=https://richardsinverts.com/care-sheet-dynastes-neptunus/ |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=Richard's Inverts |language=en-GB}} D. neptunus is very similar to the Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules) but differs from it in slightly larger size and more of a slender and curved horns.{{Cite web |title=Family Scarabaeidae - Dynastes neptunus |url=http://www.naturalworlds.org/scarabaeidae/species/Dynastes_neptunus.htm |access-date=2023-10-23 |website=www.naturalworlds.org}}
Description
D. neptunus is {{convert|12|to|15.5|cm|in|abbr=on}} long{{Cite web |title=Dynastes neptunus - Zhao Li |url=https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/dynastes-neptunus-zhao-li/rAEfZievvHjosw |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=Google Arts & Culture |language=en}} with a black body. Sexual dimorphism is present in the species; for example, males having large
Distribution
This species lives in the northwestern regions of South America in the countries of Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Venezuela.{{Cite web |title=Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles-Scarabaeidae-Dynastinae-Dynastini-Dynastes |url=https://unsm-ento.unl.edu/Guide/Scarabaeoidea/Scarabaeidae/Dynastinae/Dynastinae-Tribes/Dynastini/Dynastes/D-neptunus/Dneptunus.html |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=unsm-ento.unl.edu}}
Diet
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Larvae feed on decaying, rotten wood and adults will eat fruit.
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Category:Beetles described in 1805
Category:Beetles of South America
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