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Dischista rufa is a beetle in the genus Dischista, belonging to the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in South Africa.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Dischista rufa 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
- Dischista cincta
- Pachnoda marginata
- Hologymnetis cinerea
- Allorrhina menetriesi
- Aphanesthes succinea
- Diaphonia xanthopyga
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Genus
- Dischista
- Species
- Dischista rufa
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