Trichodes nuttalli, known generally as the red-blue checkered beetle or Nuttall's shaggy beetle, is a species of checkered beetle in the family Cleridae. It is found in North America.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Red-blue 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
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Cleridae
- Genus
- Trichodes
- Species
- Trichodes nuttalli
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