Basilepta fulvipes is a species of beetle in the leaf beetle family (Chrysomelidae) found in the Russian Far East and East Asia. The scientific name of the species was first published as Nodostoma fulvipes in 1860 by Victor Motschulsky, who described it from specimens collected near the Amur River in the Russian Far East.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Basilepta fulvipes 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Chrysomelidae
- Genus
- Basilepta
- Species
- Basilepta fulvipes
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