Empicoris vagabundus (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Reduviidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Empicoris vagabundus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Empicoris vagabundus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Empicoris vagabundus is a small thread-legged bug species that hunts prey on deciduous trees across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

Family
Genus
Empicoris
Order
Hemiptera
Class
Insecta

About Empicoris vagabundus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Empicoris vagabundus (Linnaeus, 1758) is a species of thread-legged bug belonging to the family Reduviidae. This species can be found across Europe, most of Asia, and the Americas. Adult individuals reach a body length of 6–7 mm, or 0.24–0.28 inches. It lives on deciduous trees, where it hunts small prey including barklice.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Reduviidae Empicoris

More from Reduviidae

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

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