Dryadocoris apicalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1842) is a animal in the Pentatomidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Dryadocoris apicalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1842)

Dryadocoris apicalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1842)

Dryadocoris apicalis is a 6–7 mm long bug species found across parts of Southern Europe, North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa.

Family
Genus
Dryadocoris
Order
Hemiptera
Class
Insecta

About Dryadocoris apicalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1842)

This species has the scientific name Dryadocoris apicalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1842). Adult Dryadocoris apicalis reach a body length of 6 to 7 millimetres, which equals 0.24 to 0.28 inches. This species can be found in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Canary Islands, Morocco, Algeria, and various sub-Saharan countries.

Photo: (c) Jaunne-Marelize Van Tonder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jaunne-Marelize Van Tonder · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Pentatomidae Dryadocoris

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

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