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Cyphochilus
Sign in to saveCyphochilus is a genus of beetles with unusually bright white scales that cover the whole exoskeleton. Cyphochilus inhabit Southeast Asia.
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Large White Cockchafer
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Cyphochilus is een geslacht van orchideeën uit de onderfamilie Epidendroideae. Het zijn zeer zeldzame, weinig bekende epifytische orchideeën, endemisch voor de regenwouden van Nieuw-Guinea.
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Cyphochilus is a genus of beetles with unusually bright white scales that cover the whole exoskeleton. Cyphochilus inhabit Southeast Asia.
== Etymology == Probably the same etymology as the former Cyphochilus orchid: from the Greek kyphos meaning "bent" and cheilos meaning "lip", because of the reflexed lip.
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