Antigua Stink Bug (Cyptocephala antiguensis)

Antigua Stink Bug, a reference photo — Photo: iNaturalist.org (Sam Kieschnick) (Sam%20Kieschnick) · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

Cyptocephala antiguensis, the Antigua Stink Bug, is a species of stink bug. It is found in the United States, West Indies, Central America, and northern South America.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Antigua Stink 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

Piezodorus purus
Thyanta maculata
Thyanta pallidovirens
Piezodorus guildinii
Piezodorus hybneri

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Pentatomidae
Genus: Cyptocephala
Species: Cyptocephala antiguensis

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