| Rhamphorrhina splendens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Rhamphorrhina |
| Species: | R. splendens |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhamphorrhina splendens (Bertoloni, 1855) | |
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Rhamphorrhina splendens, commonly known as the regal fruit chafer, is a large beetle of the family Scarabaeidae which can grow to 30mm long. [1]
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