AUCTION DETAILS |
SPECIES | Dynastes neptunus |
FAMILY | Scarabaeidae |
1st RECORDED | Quensel 1805 |
QUANTITY & SEX | 1 x Male |
DESCRIPTION | Black minor male set with its wings out. Small horn and two small horns. The overall colour is black with a red tinge to it and has black legs. The underside is lighter in colour. Seldom offered A must for the serious collector. It is said that the minor males pose as a female in order to creep in and steel away a female from a larger male. This specimen is from an old collection dated 1983 THIS INSECT IS NOT LIVE OR PROTECTED. |
QUALITY CODE | A- Specimen - (Listed as A- as it has some wings damage) - Odd split (See Picture) - Price reduced. |
WINGSPAN / LENGTH | Tip of horn to abdomen - 77mm Overall length front leg to back leg - 82mm Wingspan - 176mm |
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN | Colombia |
SET FORMAT | Recto topside up NOT Framed - Supplied in Card or Polystyrene box |
Animal Type | Insects/ Spiders |
Mounted/ Unmounted | Mounted |
Material | Dried Beetle |
Country/Region of Manufacture | Colombia |
Item Type | Taxidermy |
Animal Sub-Type | Beetle |
Manufacturer | World of butterflies and moths |