Oncopeltus sexmaculatus Stal, 1874 is a animal in the Lygaeidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Oncopeltus sexmaculatus Stal, 1874

Oncopeltus sexmaculatus Stal, 1874

Oncopeltus sexmaculatus, the six-spotted milkweed bug, is a Lygaeidae seed bug found in the Americas and Caribbean.

Family
Genus
Oncopeltus
Order
Hemiptera
Class
Insecta

About Oncopeltus sexmaculatus Stal, 1874

Oncopeltus sexmaculatus, commonly known as the six-spotted milkweed bug, is a species of seed bug that belongs to the family Lygaeidae. This species occurs on Caribbean Sea islands, as well as in Central America and North America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Lygaeidae Oncopeltus

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

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