Prionus imbricornis is a longhorn beetle of the genus Prionus. Found in the U.S. as far north as New York and as far west as Kansas and Texas, its larvae are an agricultural threat to apples, blueberries, pecans.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Tile-horned Prionus 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
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Cerambycidae
- Genus
- Prionus
- Species
- Prionus imbricornis
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