Rhizotrogus aestivus is a species of brown beetle in the Melolonthinae subfamily that can be found in Austria, France, and Spain. It also occurs in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Russia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Summer Rhizotrogus 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
- Rhizotrogus marginipes
- Amphimallon assimile
- Amphimallon majale
- Phobetus comatus
- Costelytra zealandica
- Holochelus fraxinicola
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Genus
- Rhizotrogus
- Species
- Rhizotrogus aestivus
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