Augocoris illustris (Fabricius, 1781) is a animal in the Scutelleridae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Augocoris illustris (Fabricius, 1781)

Augocoris illustris (Fabricius, 1781)

Augocoris illustris is a shield-backed bug species found across the Americas and the Caribbean.

Family
Genus
Augocoris
Order
Hemiptera
Class
Insecta

About Augocoris illustris (Fabricius, 1781)

Augocoris illustris, formally described by Fabricius in 1781, is a species of shield-backed bug that belongs to the family Scutelleridae. This species occurs in the Caribbean region, Central America, North America, and South America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Scutelleridae Augocoris

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

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