Oblique-banded Seed Bug (Pseudopachybrachius vinctus)

Oblique-banded Seed Bug, a reference photo — Photo: Christina Butler from Georgia, United States · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Pseudopachybrachius vinctus is a species of dirt-colored seed bug in the family Rhyparochromidae. It is found in the Caribbean, Central America, North America, Oceania, and South America.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Oblique-banded 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.

Easily confused with

Pseudopachybrachius guttus
Neopamera bilobata
Remaudiereana inornata
Scolopostethus affinis

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Rhyparochromidae
Genus: Pseudopachybrachius
Species: Pseudopachybrachius vinctus

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