Engytatus modestus, also known as tomato bug, is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Tomato 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
- Nesidiocoris tenuis
- Tupiocoris notatus
- Engytatus nicotianae
- Dicyphus bolivari
- Dicyphus pallicornis
- Dicyphus epilobii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Miridae
- Genus
- Engytatus
- Species
- Engytatus modestus
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