Oncopeltus varicolor (Fabricius, 1794) is a animal in the Lygaeidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Oncopeltus varicolor (Fabricius, 1794)

Oncopeltus varicolor (Fabricius, 1794)

Oncopeltus varicolor is a Lygaeidae seed bug found across North, Central, and South America.

Family
Genus
Oncopeltus
Order
Hemiptera
Class
Insecta

About Oncopeltus varicolor (Fabricius, 1794)

Oncopeltus varicolor, originally described by Fabricius in 1794, is a species of seed bug that belongs to the family Lygaeidae. It is distributed across North America, Central America, and South America.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Lygaeidae Oncopeltus

More from Lygaeidae

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