Pseudomordellina hattorii is a species of tumbling flower beetle in the family Mordellidae. It is known for inducing galls on the stems of plants in the genus Artemisia. Originally known only from Japan, it is now an introduced species in the Eastern United States. It is the first gall-inducing mordellid beetle to be recorded in North America.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Pseudomordellina hattorii 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Mordellidae
- Genus
- Pseudomordellina
- Species
- Pseudomordellina hattorii
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