Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Cicindela desertorum 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 campestris
- Cicindela gallica
- Cicindela maroccana
- Cicindela ohlone
- Cicindela soluta
- Cicindela sylvicola
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Cicindelidae
- Genus
- Cicindela
- Species
- Cicindela desertorum
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