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Asiatic Rhinoceros Beetle

Oryctes rhinoceros

Photo by JeffCrocombe
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Field Notes

Description:

Approx. 4cm in length.

Notes:

Found by my daughter at school. Port Moresby, PNG.

This is a female.

A major pest of the Coconut and other palms.

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Asiatic rhinoceros beetle

Species ID Suggestions

Rhinoceros Beetle (female)

Oryctes rhinoceros
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