- Megasoma acteon
Taxobox | name = "Megasoma acteon"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo = Coleoptera
familia =Scarabaeidae
genus = "Megasoma "
species = "M. acteon"
binomial = "Megasoma acteon"
binomial_authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)"Megasoma acteon" is a
South America nrhinoceros beetle , one of the largest of allbeetle s. The males can grow to be 13½ cm (5.3 in) long by 4 cm (1.6 in) thick [cite web |url=http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-worlds-biggest-insect.htm |title=What is the World's Biggest Insect? |publisher=wisegeek.com ] .References
* [http://www.coleoptera-xxl.de/shop_inhalte/Bilder/megasoma_actaeon.shtml Photos Elephant beetle Megasoma actaeon]
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