Punctated Hairy Checkered Beetle (Trichodes punctatus)

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

Trichodes punctatus is a species of checkered beetle in the family Cleridae. It is found mainly in southeastern Europe.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Punctated Hairy 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.

Easily confused with

Trichodes affinis
Trichodes favarius
Trichodes leucopsideus
Trichodes nuttalli
Trichodes umbellatarum
Trichodes ircutensis

Classification

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

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