Sphyrocoris obliquus is a species of shield-backed bug in the family Scutelleridae. 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 Sphyrocoris obliquus 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
- Homaemus aeneifrons
- Psacasta tuberculata
- Eurygaster integriceps
- Homaemus proteus
- Hotea subfasciata
- Hotea curculionoides
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Family
- Scutelleridae
- Genus
- Sphyrocoris
- Species
- Sphyrocoris obliquus
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