Oncopeltus sanguinolentus, the blood-colored milkweed bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Like several other members in the genus Oncopeltus, it preferentially feeds on milkweed plants, particularly Asclepias subulata.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Blood-colored 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
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Lygaeidae
- Genus
- Oncopeltus
- Species
- Oncopeltus sanguineolentus
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