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Regal Fruit Chafer - Rhamphorrhina splendens Look at its fuzzy feet!<br />
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Regal Fruit Chafer - Rhamphorrhina splendens

Look at its fuzzy feet!

*Specimen

Regal Fruit Chafer - Rhamphorrhina splendens *Specimen<br />
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    comments (4)

  1. Stunner! And what about its bull horns??? Posted 3 years ago
    1. Aren't they cute, lol! Totally fierce ;) Posted 3 years ago
  2. Love the size, shape and color Posted 3 years ago
    1. I thought it was unique in that the white parts are very dull/matte, but the green is super shiny. An interesting combination! Posted 3 years ago

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''Rhamphorrhina splendens'', commonly known as the regal fruit chafer, is a large beetle of the family Scarabaeidae which can grow to 30mm long.

Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Mar 12, 2022. Captured Mar 12, 2022 14:09 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/16.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO800
  • 100mm