Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Ctenoscelis acanthopus 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
- Ctenoscelis coeus
- Ergates faber
- Rhaesus serricollis
- Macrotoma palmata
- Macrotoma natala
- Priotyrannus closteroides
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Cerambycidae
- Genus
- Ctenoscelis
- Species
- Ctenoscelis acanthopus
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