Chrysina lecontei, or Leconte's chrysina, is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae. It is found in southern United States (Arizona and New Mexico) and northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, Sinaloa, Sonora and Zacatecas).
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of LeConte's Chrysina 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
- Brachysternus prasinus
- Xylonichus eucalypti
- Modialis prasinella
- Chrysina adelaida
- Stethaspis longicornis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Genus
- Chrysina
- Species
- Chrysina lecontei
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