Lime seed bug

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Oxycarenus lavaterae

Lime seed bug, a reference photo
Photo: Katja Schulz · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Oxycarenus lavaterae, common name lime seed bug, is a species of ground bug of the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Oxycareninae.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Lime seed bug 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.

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Family
Oxycarenidae
Species
Oxycarenus lavaterae

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