Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Melanotus brunnipes 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
- Melanotus punctolineatus
- Hemicrepidius hirtus
- Melanotus crassicollis
- Melanotus villosus
- Cidnopus pilosus
- Ectinus aterrimus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Elateridae
- Genus
- Melanotus
- Species
- Melanotus brunnipes
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