Melinopterus consputus is a species of scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, found in the Palearctic, where it has been recorded from Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malta, Montenegro, Morocco, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey and Ukraine. The species is considered endangered in Germany.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Melinopterus consputus 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
- Melinopterus prodromus
- Melinopterus sphacelatus
- Labarrus lividus
- Aphodius foetidus
- Volinus sticticus
- Labarrus cincticulus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Genus
- Melinopterus
- Species
- Melinopterus consputus
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