Dorcus hopei is a beetle in the family Lucanidae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Hope's 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
- Serrognathus consentaneus
- Serrognathus titanus
- Dorcus hirticornis
- Aulacostethus tianmuxing
- Serrognathus kyanrauensis
- Dorcus rectus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Lucanidae
- Genus
- Dorcus
- Species
- Dorcus hopei
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