Hercules Beetle - Subspecies

Subspecies

  • Dynastes hercules baudrii Pinchon, 1976
    • Origin: Martinique
    • Male size: 50–100 mm; female: 45–55 mm
  • Dynastes hercules bleuzeni Silvestre and Dechambre, 1995
    • Origin: Venezuela
    • Male size: 55–155 mm; female: 45–75 mm
  • Dynastes hercules ecuatorianus Ohaus, 1913
    • Origin: Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil
    • Male size: 55–165 mm; female: 50–80 mm
  • Dynastes hercules hercules Linnaeus, 1753.
    • Origin: Guadeloupe, Dominica
    • Male size: 45–178 (max: 220 mm?); female: 50–80 mm
  • Dynastes hercules septentrionalis
    • Origin: Extreme Southern Mexico, Central America
    • Male size: 50–150 mm; female: 40–80 mm
  • Dynastes hercules tuxtlaensis Moron, 1993
    • Origin: Mexico
    • Male size: 70–110 mm; female: 45–60 mm

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