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Name:
Goliathus (Goliathus) goliatus
Common name:
Goliath beetle, Rhinoceros beetle, Flower chafers, flower scarabs
Synonym:
Scarabaeus goliatus, (Linnaeus, 1771)
Goliathus goliatus, (Linnaeus, 1771)
Family / Genus / Subgenus / Species / Binom / Author:
Scarabaeidae → Goliathus → Goliathus → goliatus → Goliathus (Goliathus) goliatus → Linnaeus, 1771
Protection status:
Location:
Goma, Kivu Province, DR Congo / Africa
Size of the glass box:
Length: 13,7 cm
Width: 4,7 cm
Height: 16,6 cm
Size of the specimen:
Weight:
Goliathus goliathus is one of the largest beetles in the world. Its larvae reach a size of up to 13 cm and a weight of approximately 100 grams. The imagines are up to 11 cm tall.
The installation of the zoological specimen in the fully glazed diorama was made in a German taxidermy studio.
