Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus (Stal, 1874) is a animal in the Lygaeidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus (Stal, 1874)

Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus (Stal, 1874)

Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus is a Lygaeidae seed bug found in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

Family
Genus
Melanopleurus
Order
Hemiptera
Class
Insecta

About Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus (Stal, 1874)

Melanopleurus pyrrhopterus (Stal, 1874) is a species of seed bug that belongs to the family Lygaeidae. This species can be found in the continental United States and Mexico, and it has also been recorded in Canada.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Lygaeidae Melanopleurus

More from Lygaeidae

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