Mallodon dasystomus, the hardwood stump borer, is a species of long-horned beetle in the family Cerambycidae. Specimens range in length from 35 to 50 millimetres (1.38 to 1.97 in).
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Hardwood Stump Borer 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
- Mallodon spinibarbis
- Nothopleurus serratus
- Archodontes melanopus
- Mallodon downesii
- Mallodon chevrolatii
- Chiasmetes limae
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Cerambycidae
- Genus
- Mallodon
- Species
- Mallodon dasystomus
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