Storksbill groundbug (Megalonotus praetextatus)

Storksbill groundbug, a reference photo — Photo: This image is created by user Dick Belgers at Waarneming.nl, a source of nature observations in the Netherlands. · CC BY 3.0 (licence)

Megalonotus praetextatus is a species of seed bug in the family Rhyparochromidae.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Storksbill groundbug 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

Piezoscelis staphylinus
Tropistethus holosericus
Acompus rufipes
Plinthisus woodwardi
Malezonotus rufipes

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Rhyparochromidae
Genus: Megalonotus
Species: Megalonotus praetextatus

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