Goliathus cacicus

Goliathus cacicus
Goliathus cacicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Genus: Goliathus
Species: G. cacicus
Binomial name
Goliathus cacicus
(Olivier, 1789)

Goliathus cacicus is a species of beetles belonging to the Scarabaeidae family.

Description

Goliathus cacicus can reach a length of about 50–100 millimetres (2.0–3.9 in) in males, of about 70 millimetres (2.8 in) in females.[1]

Distribution

This species is present in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. [1][2]


References

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