Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Philolithus densicollis 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
- Stenomorpha obsoleta
- Philolithus aegrotus
- Philolithus sordidus
- Trachyderma philistina
- Akis elongata
- Akis bacarozzo
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Tenebrionidae
- Genus
- Philolithus
- Species
- Philolithus densicollis
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