Wheat Bug (Nysius huttoni)

Wheat Bug, a reference photo — Photo: This image is created by user B. Schoenmakers at Waarneming.nl, a source of nature observations in the Netherlands. · CC BY 3.0 (licence)

Nysius huttoni, the wheat bug, are a species of seed bug, an insect in the family Lygaeidae. They are endemic to New Zealand, but were introduced to Europe. In New Zealand, they are an economically important pest of wheat and crops in the mustard family.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Wheat 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

Ortholomus punctipennis
Heterogaster urticae
Neortholomus scolopax
Sphragisticus nebulosus
Heterogaster artemisiae

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Lygaeidae
Genus: Nysius
Species: Nysius huttoni

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