Phanaeus changdiazi
| Phanaeus changdiazi | |
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| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Coleoptera | 
| Suborder: | Polyphaga | 
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia | 
| Family: | Scarabaeidae | 
| Genus: | Phanaeus | 
| Species: | P. changdiazi 
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| Binomial name | |
| Phanaeus changdiazi Kohlmann & Solis, 2001 
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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]
References
- ^ Phanaeus changdiazi Arnaud, 2001. Besoiro, 6, p. 9
 - ^ Phanaeinionline.co.uk
 - ^ The Beach Times - Franklin Goes Postal Over Plasma Rocket