Dasygnathus trituberculatus is a species of large scarab beetle native to Australia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Dasygnathus trituberculatus 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
- Orizabus clunalis
- Xyloryctes jamaicensis
- Xyloryctes orientalis
- Xyloryctes thestalus
- Cheiroplatys bifossus
- Ligyrus nasutus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Genus
- Dasygnathus
- Species
- Dasygnathus trituberculatus
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