Talk:Goliathus orientalis

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A fact from Goliathus orientalis appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 5 March 2015 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that in captivity, the larvae of the beetle Goliathus orientalis (pictured) can be fed commercial dog or cat food?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2015/March. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Goliathus orientalis.

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Common name[edit]

Does this thing have a common name? If not, I think it should be "oriental Goliath beetle" Booger-mike (talk) 03:17, 12 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Considering that this beetle is from Eastern Africa, that would be a pretty misleading name. Dyanega (talk) 17:48, 13 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]