Apolygus lucorum · B.inomen

Apolygus lucorum, 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)

Apolygus lucorum is a species of true bug in the Miridae family. It can be found everywhere in Europe except for Albania, Bulgaria, Iceland, Malta, and Portugal.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Apolygus lucorum 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

Apolygus spinolae
Lygocoris pabulinus
Neolygus contaminatus
Taylorilygus apicalis

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Miridae
Genus: Apolygus
Species: Apolygus lucorum

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