Orthomegas cinnamomeus is a species of beetle in the genus Orthomegas of the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is found in Hispaniola, Trinidad, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Orthomegas cinnamomeus 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
- Bandar pascoei
- Aegosoma scabricorne
- Aegosoma sinicum
- Enoplocerus armillatus
- Erioderus pallens
- Agrianome spinicollis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Cerambycidae
- Genus
- Orthomegas
- Species
- Orthomegas cinnamomeus
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