Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Holochelus aequinoctialis 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
- Holochelus fraxinicola
- Amphimallon assimile
- Amphimallon majale
- Aplidia chaifensis
- Rhizotrogus aestivus
- Paulosawaya ursina
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Genus
- Holochelus
- Species
- Holochelus aequinoctialis
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