Ornate Checkered Beetle (Trichodes ornatus)

Ornate Checkered Beetle, a reference photo — Photo: USGS Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Laboratory from Beltsville, USA · Public domain

Trichodes ornatus, commonly known as ornate checkered beetle, is a beetle species of checkered beetles belonging to the family Cleridae, subfamily Clerinae which can be found only in North America.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Ornate Checkered 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.

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cleridae
Genus: Trichodes
Species: Trichodes ornatus

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