Rhinoceros beetle discovery on Texel island

This video is called Rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes nasicornis.

Ecomare museum on Texel island in the Netherlands reports that on the Mienterglop, De Koog village on the island, larvae and an adult of the rhinoceros beetle have been discovered.

This is the first record ever for Texel for this species.

Texel wildlife in June 2013: here.

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