Dorcus nepalensis is a stag beetle species first described by Frederick William Hope in 1831.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Dorcus nepalensis being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Odontolabis siva
- Rhaetulus crenatus
- Serrognathus consentaneus
- Odontolabis platynota
- Dorcus hopei
- Prosopocoilus confucius
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Lucanidae
- Genus
- Dorcus
- Species
- Dorcus nepalensis
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