Phanaeus changdiazi

Phanaeus changdiazi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Scarabaeinae
Genus: Phanaeus
Species: P. changdiazi
Binomial name
Phanaeus changdiazi

Phanaeus changdiazi[1] is a species of beetle found in Panama and Costa Rica.[2] It is named after Franklin Chang-Díaz, a Costa Rican-American physicist and former NASA astronaut.[3]

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