
Opilidia macrocnema is a species of tiger beetle first formally described in 1852 by Maximilien Chaudoir. It is found throughout northern Latin America, ranging from Mexico to Ecuador.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Opilidia macrocnema 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
- Cylindera suturalis
- Cylindera trisignata
- Ellipsoptera puritana
- Ellipsoptera hamata
- Ellipsoptera marginata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Cicindelidae
- Genus
- Opilidia
- Species
- Opilidia macrocnema
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