Colasposoma dauricum is a species of leaf beetle from eastern Asia. It was first described by Carl Gustaf Mannerheim in 1849. It is known as a pest of sweet potatoes.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Colasposoma dauricum 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
- Typophorus nigritus
- Colasposoma viridicoeruleum
- Chrysochus asclepiadeus
- Chrysolina aurichalcea
- Heteraspis lewisii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Chrysomelidae
- Genus
- Colasposoma
- Species
- Colasposoma dauricum
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