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