Eleodes armata, the armored stink beetle, is a species of desert stink beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. It is found in the western United States and Mexico in arid environments. It has spurs on all of its legs.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Armored Stink 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
- Eleodes gracilis
- Eleodes subcylindrica
- Eleodes longicollis
- Eleodes gigantea
- Eleodes spinipes
- Lithoblaps gigas
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Tenebrionidae
- Genus
- Eleodes
- Species
- Eleodes armata
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