| Rhamphorrhina bertolonii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Rhamphorrhina |
| Species: | R. bertolonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhamphorrhina bertolonii (H. Lucas, 1879) | |
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Rhamphorrhina bertolonii is a beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae. The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1879.
Rhamphorrhina bertolonii can reach a length of about 20–40 millimetres (0.79–1.57 in). [2] [3] Basic color of the elytra is gray, while pronotum may be bright green or orange reddish.
The name honours Giuseppe Bertoloni.
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