Thanasimus dubius (Fabricius, 1777) is a animal in the Cleridae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Thanasimus dubius (Fabricius, 1777) (Thanasimus dubius (Fabricius, 1777))
🦋 Animalia

Thanasimus dubius (Fabricius, 1777)

Thanasimus dubius (Fabricius, 1777)

Thanasimus dubius is a species of checkered beetle found in Central and North America.

Family
Genus
Thanasimus
Order
Coleoptera
Class
Insecta

About Thanasimus dubius (Fabricius, 1777)

Thanasimus dubius (Fabricius, 1777) is a species of checkered beetle that belongs to the family Cleridae. Its most widely used common name is the dubious checkered beetle; it also goes by the other common names American bark beetle destroyer and checkered beetle predator. This species occurs in Central America and North America.

Photo: (c) deannadodgson, all rights reserved, uploaded by deannadodgson

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Coleoptera Cleridae Thanasimus

More from Cleridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

Identify Thanasimus dubius (Fabricius, 1777) instantly — even offline

iNature uses on-device AI to identify plants, animals, fungi and more. No internet needed.

Download iNature — Free

Start Exploring Nature Today

Download iNature for free. 10 identifications on us. No account needed. No credit card required.

Download Free on App Store