Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Poropterus waterhousei 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
- Poropterus chevrolatii
- Poropterus parryi
- Poropterus sphacelatus
- Poropterus conifer
- Glochinorhinus doubledayi
- Poropterus ellipticus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Curculionidae
- Genus
- Poropterus
- Species
- Poropterus waterhousei
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