Japanese rhinoceros beetle
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An illustration based on the real animal.
A little discovery to share.
Male Japanese rhinoceros beetles fight with their horns when they meet.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Japanese rhinoceros beetle
- Scientific name
- Trypoxylus dichotomus
- Japanese name
- カブトムシ
- Group
- Insects
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Genus
- Trypoxylus
It gathers at the sap of trees such as sawtooth and konara oaks in summer woodland.
The same sap attracts other insects, including butterflies and flower chafers.
How the Japanese rhinoceros beetle lives
Adults hide under fallen leaves near tree roots during the day. They are active at night and also sip juice from ripe fruit. Females burrow into places such as piles of fallen leaves to lay eggs. The larvae eat decayed leaf soil and become pupae after winter.
いなべ市多摩動物公園Where the Japanese rhinoceros beetle has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- カブトムシ
- 简体中文
- 双叉犀金龟
- 繁體中文
- 獨角仙
- 한국어
- 장수풍뎅이
- Español
- Kabutomushi
- Français
- Scarabée rhinocéros japonais
- Deutsch
- Japanischer Nashornkäfer
- Português (Brasil)
- Allomyrina dichotoma
- Italiano
- Kabutomushi
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Kumbang badak jepang
- Tiếng Việt
- Bọ hung sừng chữ Y
- Русский
- Allomyrina dichotoma
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 東京都公園協会 — 樹液に集まる昆虫たちChecked: 2026-11-03
- 多摩動物公園 — カブトムシChecked: 2026-11-03
- いなべ市 — カブトムシChecked: 2026-11-05
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
Report a mistakeWhen you meet the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, look for this
- Look at the horns on a male’s head and thorax.
Animals do different things from day to day, so you may not always see this.
いなべ市EXHIBIT INFORMATION
Places that keep or show the Japanese rhinoceros beetle
Zoos, aquariums and other places whose official websites say they keep or show this animal.
Tohoku
- ムシムシランド生きたカブトムシとふれあえる施設。営業期間は年ごとに公式サイトで確認
Kanto
- 多摩動物公園昆虫園で羽化時期を調整し、1年を通して成虫と幼虫を展示(2024年1月の公式お知らせ)
Chubu
- Ishikawa Insect Museum常設展示「むしむしハウス」で、カブトムシを中心に県内の昆虫を四季に応じて展示
Kinki
- Itami City Museum of Insects生態展示室で展示(展示する昆虫は時期により変わる場合あり)
- 橿原市昆虫館常設展示「ミクロ探検隊」で展示(2026年9月2日時点の公式展示状況)。昆虫の状態により変更あり
Displays can change with the animals’ health and the seasons. Check each facility’s official website before you go.
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