Rhaxonycha carolina, the Carolina cantharid, is a species of soldier beetle in the family Cantharidae. It is found in North America.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Carolina Cantharid 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
- Rhaxonycha bilobata
- Atalantycha neglecta
- Atalantycha dentigera
- Discodon normale
- Cantharis pulicaria
- Cyrtomoptera divisa
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Cantharidae
- Genus
- Rhaxonycha
- Species
- Rhaxonycha carolina
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