| Chondrorrhina specularis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Tribe: | Goliathini |
| Subtribe: | Rhomborhinina |
| Genus: | Chondrorrhina |
| Species: | C. specularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chondrorrhina specularis (Gerstaecker, 1867) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chondrorrhina specularis is a species of scarab beetle. [1]
Chondrorrhina specularis can reach a length of about 18 millimetres (0.71 in). [2] These medium-sized beetles have a black pronotum with brownish red edges. Elytra are black, with broad, brownish yellow stripes on each side.
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