There are four different categories of battle beetles: Explore, Oasis, Event, and Enclave.
Each part of the site provides its own beetle species of differing rarity and colour, which can be found under the headers below.
Explore Species
There are currently 29 species of beetles that can be found randomly in any Explore zone.
Common
Augosoma centaurus
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Bolbaffer princeps
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Copris dracunculus
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Habrodera nilotica
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Homoderus gladiator
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Lycoreus corpulentus
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Pachnoda fissipunctum
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Prosopocera lactator
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Stephanorrhina guttata
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Chelorrhina kraatzi
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Colophon primosi
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Dynastes hercules
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Heliocopris hunteri
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Homoderus mellyi
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Lycus trabeatus
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Onthophagus nigriventris
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Polyphylla fullo
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Prosopocoilus savagei
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Rhopalizus nitens
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Smaragdesthes africana
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Trachelophorus giraffa
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Calidea dregii
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Cerambyx cerdo
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Goliathus goliatus
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Mesotopus regius
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Metopodontus mirabilis
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Petrognatha gigas
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Proagoderus rangifer
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Sternotomis strandi
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Oasis Species
There are currently 12 species of beetles that can be purchased from the Oasis.
Common
Acrocinus longimanus
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Chiasognathus grantii
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Cyclommatus metallifer
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Platerodrilus
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Rhaetulus crenatus
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Rhipicera femorata
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Sagra buqueti
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Scarabaeus argentus
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Scarabaeus aureus
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Stolas imperialis
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Macrodontia cervicornis
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Megasoma elephas
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Event Species
There are currently 21 species of beetles that can be purchased from certain monthly event shops or acquired via some event activities.
Common
Luciola lusitanica
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Uncommon
Beetle Nemesis: Acanthacris ruficornis
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Beetle Nemesis: Adetomyrma venatrix
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Beetle Nemesis: Anoplocnemis curvipes
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Beetle Nemesis: Basicryptus costalis
Battle Beetle Book Description: One may wonder how these insects received their stinky name. It is no surprise that they are commonly called the "stink bug" as, once threatened, they can secrete an odorous smell to deter potential predators from treating them as a snack. You could say they stink their way up to the beetleboards.
Some prefer to call them "shield bugs" instead, as their morphology resembles a shield. These hemipterans sport piercing-sucking mouthparts and feed on flora or other animals of a similar or smaller size, depending on the species.
Currently, this species is being reevaluated by various studies to properly distinguish separate species from the cluster of similar species previously described as the Basicryptus costalis (or synonymously, Edessa costalis) species.
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Beetle Nemesis: Deilephila porcellus
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Beetle Nemesis: Delta dimidiatipenne
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Beetle Nemesis: Locusta migratoria
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Beetle Nemesis: Parabuthus transvaalicus
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Beetle Nemesis: Vespa orientalis
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Eudicella gralli
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Eupatorus birmanicus
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Harmonia axyridis
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Manticora scabra
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Oryctes nasicornis
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Sparmannia flava
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Stenocara gracilipes
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Elliptorhina chopardi
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Empusa fasciata
Battle Beetle Book Description: This species sports a unique look, thanks to their vivid colours and the characteristic horn-like structures found on their head. On the bottom side of the abdomen, these mantids have developed uniquely shaped chitin outgrowths that, along with their body colours and perfect stillness, allow them to blend in with flowers. Nymphs are usually pink to blend in with Fumaria flowers.
Unlike many other mantid species, these insects are not known to have a tendency for cannibalism. In fact, males die shortly after copulation, while females die right after laying eggs on vegetation. To avoid potential cannibalism, males are active during both day and night, while females hunt mostly during the daytime. Males can even evade bats during night flights by detecting the ultrasounds that bats utilise for echolocation.
Empusa fasciata can be considered an exceptional predator, ambushing flying insects that visit nearby flowers, such as bees and flies. Their reflex is faster than the blink of an eye, and once their prey has been grasped, their chances of escaping are very low.
This species inhabits xerothermic grasslands and is distributed from western parts of Asia to the very coasts of Italy and the Balkans.
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Euborellia annulipes
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Jewel Beetle
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Lamprima aurata
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Enclave Species
There are currently 4 species of beetles that can be purchased from the Gorilla Enclave.
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Beetle Nemesis: Gasteracantha versicolor
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Beetle Nemesis: Gryllotalpa africana
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Beetle Nemesis: Scorpio maurus
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Beetle Nemesis: Sphodromantis viridis
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