bushman's-poison vs Lygaeid bug

Acokanthera oppositifolia compared with Nysius thymi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bushman's-poison	Lygaeid bug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Apocynaceae	Lygaeidae
Genus	Acokanthera	Nysius
Species	Acokanthera oppositifolia	Nysius thymi

Conservation Status

bushman's-poison

LC — Least Concern

Lygaeid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bushman's-poison	Lygaeid bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bushman's-poison

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Lygaeid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

bushman's-poison

The Bushman's-poison (Acokanthera oppositifolia) is a species in the genus Acokanthera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.