Augosoma centaurus (Fabricius, 1775) is a animal in the Scarabaeidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Augosoma centaurus (Fabricius, 1775)
The centaurus beetle (Augosoma centaurus) is a tropical African rhinoceros beetle where larger males fight for mates.
Augosoma centaurus, commonly known as the centaurus beetle, is a species of rhinoceros beetle. It is native to tropical Africa, and adult individuals reach an overall length between 40 mm and 90 mm. Like many other insect species, males of this species grow larger than females. When competing for access to a female for mating, two males will typically fight one another.
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Polyphylla olivieri (Castelnau, 1840)
Euphoria fulgida (Fabricius, 1775)
Phyllophaga anxia (LeConte, 1850)
Agestrata orichalca (Linnaeus, 1769)
Dischista cincta (Degeer, 1778)
Serica brunnea (Linnaeus, 1758)
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