Brachysternus prasinus is a species of scarab beetle endemic to Chile and parts of Argentina. It was named after French entomologist Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville and belongs to the Rutelinae subfamily of the Scarabaeidae family. It is the most common species in the Brachysternus genus and the most varied in terms of color and type of setae. Due to this variability, B. prasinus have often been used in entomological studies as the species with which to compare all other Brachysternus species. It ranges from 11 to 19 mm in length. Its body is green and its light brown legs have white hairs.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Brachysternus prasinus 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
- Hylamorpha elegans
- Xylonichus eucalypti
- Modialis prasinella
- Chrysina lecontei
- Stethaspis suturalis
- Schizognathus compressicornis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Genus
- Brachysternus
- Species
- Brachysternus prasinus
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