Oncopeltus sexmaculatus, the six-spotted milkweed bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found on islands in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Six-spotted Milkweed 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
- Oncopeltus spectabilis
- Oncopeltus famelicus
- Oncopeltus guttaloides
- Oncopeltus varicolor
- Oncopeltus orourkeae
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Lygaeidae
- Genus
- Oncopeltus
- Species
- Oncopeltus sexmaculatus
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