Amphimallon assimile is a species of beetle in the Melolonthinae subfamily that can be found in France and Italy.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Amphimallon assimile 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
- Amphimallon majale
- Holochelus fraxinicola
- Rhizotrogus marginipes
- Rhizotrogus aestivus
- Costelytra zealandica
- Holochelus aequinoctialis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Genus
- Amphimallon
- Species
- Amphimallon assimile
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