Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Machimus chrysitis 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
- Echthistus rufinervis
- Antipalus varipes
- Stenopogon inquinatus
- Pamponerus germanicus
- Machimus rusticus
- Promachus vexator
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Asilidae
- Genus
- Machimus
- Species
- Machimus chrysitis
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