Ergates faber is a species of beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Ergates.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Ergates faber 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
- Ctenoscelis acanthopus
- Rhaesus serricollis
- Prinobius myardi
- Macrotoma palmata
- Cnemoplites australis
- Cerambyx welensii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Cerambycidae
- Genus
- Ergates
- Species
- Ergates faber
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