Species information
Scientific name: Trypoxylus dichotomus takarai
Japanese name: オキナワカブトムシ
Chinese name: 沖繩獨角仙
English name: Japanese rhinoceros beetle (Okinawa subspecies)
Origin: Okinawajima, Sesokojima, Iejima, Iheyajima
Ecology and description
This beetle is the Okinawa subspecies of the Japanese rhinoceros beetle found on mainland Japan, and it occurs only in the Okinawa Islands. Compared with the mainland subspecies, the males have smaller horns and the body is also smaller.
Field photographs taken during our tours, with observation dates
We rarely see this species on our tours.
