Belted Tiger Beetle (Lophyra striolata)

Belted Tiger Beetle, a reference photo — Photo: Udo Schmidt from Deutschland · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Lophyra striolata is a species of tiger beetle found in China, Japan, Taiwan, Nepal, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Borneo and the Philippines.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Belted Tiger Beetle 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

Cicindela sexpunctata
Lophyra lefroyi
Cicindelidia hydrophoba

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cicindelidae
Genus: Lophyra
Species: Lophyra striolata

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