Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Microphthalma europaea 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
- Microphthalma disjuncta
- Estheria cristata
- Linnaemya picta
- Cyzenis albicans
- Exorista larvarum
- Prosena siberita
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Tachinidae
- Genus
- Microphthalma
- Species
- Microphthalma europaea
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