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Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle

Oryctes rhinoceros

Description:

The Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, coconut rhinoceros beetle or coconut palm rhinoceros beetle, is a species of rhinoceros beetle belonging to the Scarabaeidae family. O. rhinoceros attacks the developing fronds of Raffia, coconut, oil, and other palms in tropical Asia and a number of Pacific islands.

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Laguna, Philippines

Spotted on Jul 28, 2018
Submitted on Jul 28, 2018

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