Odontolabis cuvera, the golden stag beetle, is a beetle of the family Lucanidae, stag beetles.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Golden Stag Beetle 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
- Neolucanus parryi
- Odontolabis femoralis
- Neolucanus nitidus
- Odontolabis brookeana
- Odontolabis dalmani
- Prosopocoilus biplagiatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Lucanidae
- Genus
- Odontolabis
- Species
- Odontolabis cuvera
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