Long-tailed mealybug

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Pseudococcus longispinus

Long-tailed mealybug, a reference photo
Photo: Jesse Rorabaugh · CC0 1.0 (licence)

Pseudococcus longispinus, the long-tailed mealybug, is a species of mealybug in the family Pseudococcidae.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Long-tailed mealybug 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
Pseudococcidae
Species
Pseudococcus longispinus

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