Xyloryctes thestalus is a species of rhinoceros beetle in the family Scarabaeidae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Western Rhinoceros Beetle 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
- Xyloryctes orientalis
- Xyloryctes corniger
- Xyloryctes jamaicensis
- Strategus cessus
- Dasygnathus trituberculatus
- Bothynus entellus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Genus
- Xyloryctes
- Species
- Xyloryctes thestalus
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