Eupatorus gracilicornis, the five-horned rhinoceros beetle (Thai: ด้วงกว่างซางเหนือ (DâwŋGwā̀ŋŞāŋĦeNǖx)) is a beetle that has four large horns on the prothorax and one extra-long cephalic horn. Rhinoceros beetles, the Dynastinae, are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae).
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Five-horned Rhinoceros 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
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Genus
- Eupatorus
- Species
- Eupatorus gracilicornis
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