Cacostomus squamosus Newman, 1840 is a animal in the Lucanidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Cacostomus squamosus Newman, 1840
Cacostomus squamosus is a diurnal Australian Lucanidae beetle whose larvae grow in decaying wood.
Cacostomus squamosus Newman, 1840 is a species of beetle that belongs to the family Lucanidae, and it is found in Australia. This is a diurnal species. Males of Cacostomus squamosus can reach a body length of up to 25 millimeters. This beetle can be found on flowers in the eastern coastal forests of Australia. Like the larvae of most other stag beetle species, the larvae of Cacostomus squamosus live in decaying wood.
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Lucanus maculifemoratus Motschulsky, 1861
Geodorcus helmsi (Sharp, 1881)
Leptinopterus tibialis (Eschscholtz, 1822)
Phalacrognathus muelleri (MacLeay, 1885)
Dorcus rectus (Motschulsky, 1857)
Dorcus parallelus (Say, 1824)
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