Prosopocoilus inclinatus, the Japanese stag beetle, is a beetle of the Family Lucanidae found throughout Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Sado Island, Tsushima, Yaku Island) and the Korean peninsula.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Japanese Stag 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
- Prosopocoilus motschulskii
- Lucanus formosanus
- Lucanus hermani
- Lucanus fortunei
- Prismognathus dauricus
- Epidorcus gracilis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Lucanidae
- Genus
- Prosopocoilus
- Species
- Prosopocoilus inclinatus
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