Moellenkampi beetle
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| phylum | Arthropoda | The Moellenkampi beetle (Chalcosoma moellenkampi), is a large species of rhinoceros beetle from Southeast Asia belonging to the genus Chalcosoma. The Moellenkampi beetles belong to the beetle family Scarabaeidae along with other rhinoceros beetles. They are characterized by having two large, forward-projecting horns on the pronotum or thorax, and another large, forward and upward-projecting horn on the head. They also have a distinct metallic lustre, which is the reason behind their genus name, which derives from Greek, 'chalko-', and is the combining form of 'chalkós', meaning copper.
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| Class | Insecta | |
| order | Coleoptera | |
| family | Scarabaeidae | |
| subfamily | Dynastinae | |
| genus | Chalcosoma | |
| specis | C. moellenkampi |
