Megalocaria dilatata, is a species of lady beetle native to India, Sri Lanka and Bhutan.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Megalocaria dilatata 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
- Callicaria superba
- Harmonia dimidiata
- Harmonia vigintiduomaculata
- Synonycha grandis
- Microcaria pupillata
- Harmonia sedecimnotata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Coccinellidae
- Genus
- Megalocaria
- Species
- Megalocaria dilatata
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