Giant Milkweed Bug

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Sephina gundlachii

Giant Milkweed Bug, a reference photo
Photo: iNaturalist user: mbelitz · CC0 (licence)

Sephina gundlachii, the giant milkweed bug, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in North America and the Caribbean.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Giant Milkweed 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

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Family
Coreidae
Genus
Sephina
Species
Sephina gundlachii

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