Beetle, Framed

Description
A beetle, brown in colour and wings out-stretched. Encased within two pieces of glass held together by a wood frame which has a black adhered covering. An adhered transparent label with black printed ink reads "Xylotrupes gideon. (Australia)" beneath the beetle. A triangular adhered label is located on the lower right edge depicting an image of a yellow outline of a kangaroo against a green background. "AUSTRALIAN MADE" is printed underneath the image. A single screw and triangular hook is secured to the top of the frame to allow for hanging. A partial hole has been drilled into the centre lower edge of the frame and has a metal pin protruding outwards.
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Credit line
This species can be found in south east Asia, Indonesia, the Solomons and Australia.
Accession number
A96.784
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