Rhagium inquisitor, the “ribbed pine borer”, is a species of longhorn beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in the 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae as ‘‘Cerambyx inquisitor’’.The species is widely distributed in the Holarctic and is associated mainly with dead or recently felled coniferous wood.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Ribbed Pine Borer 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.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Cerambycidae
- Genus
- Rhagium
- Species
- Rhagium inquisitor
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