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Three Horned Beetle

Chalcosoma moellenkampi

Photo by harper.rb
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Slow moving and gentle. Found in a bowl of water and released. Bright brown, iridescent shell.

Habitat:

Sandy, coastal region full of low bush, cacti.

Reference Links:

Moellenkampi beetle - Wikipedia

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Comments (1)
AntónioGinjaGinja
Hello harper.rb and welcome to the Project Noah community! Nice first spotting! Project Noah is a tool for people to learn about wildlife, share wildlife spottings, build nature journals and engage in citizen science. Here you will find a friendly community of people passionate about wildlife and conservation. We are thrilled for you to join Project Noah. We hope you enjoy our website and community as much as us! Enjoy yourself, learn, share and I will see you around :)
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PublishedJuly 8, 2020

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