Horned elephant

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Horned elephant
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Real-world info
Name: Megasoma elephas Family: Scarabaeidae - Scarab Beetles sub.Dynastinae
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  ゾウカブト  象兜虫  象兜蟲  코끼리장수풍뎅이  Scarabée éléphant  Scarabée éléphant  Escarabajo astado elefante  Escarabajo astado elefante  Scarabeo elefante  Жук-слон  Elefantenkäfer  Olifantkever

The horned elephant (known as the elephant beetle prior to New Leaf) is a rare bug in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing: Wild World. It is a large, dark-yellow beetle found on palm trees, selling for 8,000 Bells. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it appears from mid to late summer.

Catch details

In Wild World

#47

"I caught an elephant beetle! The heavyweight of beetles!"

Description	They are the heaviest beetles in the world. Their horns look like elephant trunks.
Time of year	Jul – Aug
Time of day	7 PM – 8 AM
Peak times	N/A
Location	Palm trees
Bug size	Unknown
Rarity	Rare
Selling price	8,000 Bells
Furniture size

In City Folk

#54

"I caught an elephant beetle! The heavyweight champion!"

Description	The heaviest beetles in the world are named for their trunklike horns.
Time of year	Jul – Aug
Time of day	5 PM – 8 AM
Peak times	N/A
Location	On palm trees
Bug size	115 mm
Rarity	Rare
Selling price	8,000 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf

#61

"I caught a horned elephant! Did it get lost from the herd?"

Time of year	Jul – Aug All year (Tortimer Island)
Time of day	5 PM – 8 AM
Peak times	N/A
Location	On palm trees (can be found on Tortimer Island)
Size	155.1 mm
Rarity	Rare
Selling price	8,000 Bells
Furniture size

In New Horizons

#64

"I caught a horned elephant! I think it's too small to ride..."

Time of year	North: Jul – Aug South: Jan – Feb
Time of day	5 PM – 8 AM
Location	On palm trees
Weather	Any weather
Rarity	Very rare
Spawn requirement	Catch 100 total bugs
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  8,000 Bells  Flick:  12,000 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

As with all insects in the Animal Crossing series, the horned elephant can be donated to the museum followed by a small talk by Blathers, the curator.

In Wild World

"I wonder what elephant beetles were called before there were elephants? No, wait, I don't wonder! I don't even care! Hoo hoo! Well, moving on..."

In City Folk

"True to its namesake, the elephant beetle is among the heaviest of all the dynastid beetles. As you might imagine, with parents that big, the babies are also accordingly huge. About the size of your fist! Such foulness! Just think of those monstrous larvae! The horror of it all!"

The elephant beetle can be found on the middle tier of the insect section, located on a palm tree next to the tarantula and scorpion, in the same section housing the rafflesia.

In New Leaf

After donation, an information board in the insect exhibit will display a description of the horned elephant.

"Horned elephants are some of the heaviest dynastid beetles in the world. The thin yellow hair that covers their bodies makes them rather attractive to mates and collectors. Their horns resemble an elephant raising its trunk, which is how they got their name. They're already big in their larval stage, but by their pupal stage, they are the size of a person's hand."

In New Horizons

When donating to the museum, Blathers will say the following:

"The horned elephant beetle certainly lives up to its namesake. Not only does the horn on its head resemble the trunk of an elephant...It is also one of the heaviest beetles in the world! Size aside, allow me to reveal the real reason I find horned elephant beetles so repugnant... Their backs are covered in a fine coat of hair! Hirsute beetles! Hoot! The horror!"

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Real-world information

The elephant beetle is a type of Scarab beetle that can grow between 7 to 12 centimetres (2.75 to 4.75 inches) in length; males are sometimes bigger and can grow around 2 to 3 times bigger than the females. Living in the rain-forests of South America, as well as Central America and southern Mexico, these beetles are mainly active at night and mainly feed on sap, bark, and ripened fallen fruit. Elephant beetle larvae develop in large decaying logs and take up to 3 years to develop into adult beetles. The lifespan of these beetles is around 1 to 3 months. However, elephant beetle populations have been depleting by the destruction of the rain-forests, which has reduced their grounds for mating.

More information on this topic is available at Wikipedia.

Names in other languages

	ゾウカブト zō-kabuto	Megasoma, lit. "elephant helmet (bug)"
	코끼리장수풍뎅이 kokirijangsupungdeng-i	Lit. "elephant rhinoceros beetle"
	象兜虫 xiàng dōuchóng	Megasoma, lit. "elephant helmet bug"
	象兜蟲 Unknown
	Жук-слон zhuk-slon	Lit. "elephant beetle"
	Olifantkever	Lit. "elephant beetle"
	Elefantenkäfer	Elephant beetle
	Escarabajo astado elefante	Elephant horned beetle
	Scarabée éléphant	Elephant scarab
	Scarabeo elefante	Elephant scarab