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Carabus obsoletus is a species of black-coloured beetle from family Carabidae, found in Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Carabus obsoletus 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
- Carabus deyrolei
- Carabus scheidleri
- Carabus henningi
- Carabus stscheglowi
- Carabus sternbergi
- Carabus regalis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Carabidae
- Genus
- Carabus
- Species
- Carabus obsoletus
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