Scaphinotus marginatus, the margined snail-eating beetle, is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America (Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec, Alaska, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming), where it inhabits coniferous, mixed and deciduous forests, often along streams and lakes.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Margined Snail-eating Beetle 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
- Scaphinotus interruptus
- Cychrus attenuatus
- Scaphinotus cristatus
- Scaphinotus viduus
- Sphaeroderus stenostomus
- Scaphinotus angusticollis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Carabidae
- Genus
- Scaphinotus
- Species
- Scaphinotus marginatus
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