Dyscinetus morator (Fabricius, 1798) is a animal in the Scarabaeidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Dyscinetus morator (Fabricius, 1798)

Dyscinetus morator (Fabricius, 1798)

Dyscinetus morator, the rice beetle, is a species of rhinoceros beetle in the Scarabaeidae family.

Family
Genus
Dyscinetus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Dyscinetus morator (Fabricius, 1798)

Dyscinetus morator, commonly called the rice beetle, is a species of rhinoceros beetle that belongs to the family Scarabaeidae. Its scientific name is Dyscinetus morator (Fabricius, 1798).

Photo: (c) Mike Quinn, San Marcos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, San Marcos · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Dyscinetus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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