Gametis forticula is a species of beetle described by Oliver Erichson Janson in 1881. Gametis forticula belongs to the genus Gametis and the family Cetoniidae. Forticula is present in Southern Japan and Taiwan archipelagos.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Gametis forticula 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
- Gametis jucunda
- Glycyphana laotica
- Euphoria lesueuri
- Gametis incongrua
- Euphoria herbacea
- Euphoria westermanni
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Genus
- Gametis
- Species
- Gametis forticula
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