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coconut rhinoceros beetle

Oryctes rhinoceros

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Field Notes

Description:

Quite a unique looking beetle. Reasonably large too.

Habitat:

In coconut palm trees, although this one was on a coconut on the beach.

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PublishedAugust 29, 2014

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