Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Odontolabis platynota 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
- Neolucanus sinicus
- Neolucanus nitidus
- Rhaetulus crenatus
- Dorcus nepalensis
- Odontolabis siva
- Odontolabis dalmani
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Lucanidae
- Genus
- Odontolabis
- Species
- Odontolabis platynota
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