Arocatus rusticus (Stal, 1867) is a animal in the Lygaeidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Arocatus rusticus (Stal, 1867)

Arocatus rusticus (Stal, 1867)

Arocatus rusticus (the swan plant seed bug) is a Lygaeidae seed bug found in Australia and New Zealand.

Family
Genus
Arocatus
Order
Hemiptera
Class
Insecta

About Arocatus rusticus (Stal, 1867)

Arocatus rusticus, commonly known as the swan plant seed bug, is a species of seed bug belonging to the family Lygaeidae. This species can be found in Australia and New Zealand. Its scientific name is Arocatus rusticus (Stal, 1867).

Photo: (c) Claas Damken, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Claas Damken · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Lygaeidae Arocatus

More from Lygaeidae

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

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