Eurygaster maura, also known as tortoise bug, is a species of true bugs or shield-backed bugs belonging to the family Scutelleridae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of European Tortoise 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
- Eurygaster testudinaria
- Eurygaster integriceps
- Eurygaster hottentotta
- Eurygaster austriaca
- Sphyrocoris obliquus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Scutelleridae
- Genus
- Eurygaster
- Species
- Eurygaster maura
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