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a large Malaysian beetle from Borneo Is this a female stag beetle I wonder? 2009,Beetle,Chalcosoma moellenkampi,Fall,Geotagged,Malaysia,Moellenkampi Beetle,rainforest Click/tap to enlarge

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  1. Thank you ChunXingWong for the identification.
    Christine
    Posted 4 years ago

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The Moellenkampi beetle (Chalcosoma moellenkampi, Kolbe 1900) is one of three very large species of dynastid rhinoceros beetles from Southeast Asia belonging to the genus Chalcosoma. They are some of the largest and most impressive beetles in the world, and are collectively known as Atlas beetles, although only one species actually bears this name (Chalcosoma atlas). The Atlas beetles belong to the beetle family Scarabaeidae along with other rhinoceros beetles. They are characterized by having two.. more

Similar species: Beetles
Species identified by _ChunXingWong_
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Uploaded Jul 22, 2016. Captured Nov 8, 2004 02:36 in 236, Jalan Gum Gum Besar, 90000 Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia.
  • X250,D560Z,C350Z
  • f/3.1
  • 10/300s
  • ISO75
  • 5.8mm