Aradus depressus is a true bug in the family Aradidae. The species is found in the Palearctic from Ireland East to Siberia. In the Southeast, the range extends to the Caucasus Mountains. A. depressus is the most common species of the genus Aradus and can be found everywhere. In the Alps it occurs up to 1,600 metres (5,200 ft).
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Pale-shouldered flatbug being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Aradidae
- Genus
- Aradus
- Species
- Aradus depressus
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