Megasoma acteon

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Megasoma acteon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Megasoma
Species: M. acteon
Binomial name
Megasoma acteon
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Megasoma acteon is a South American rhinoceros beetle, one of the largest of all beetles. The males can grow to be 13½ cm (5.3 in) long by 4 cm (1.6 in) thick [1].

[edit] References

  1. ^ What is the World's Biggest Insect?. wisegeek.com.


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