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Spilostethus macilentus

Status not recordedinsects

Spilostethus macilentus is a species in the family Lygaeidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about Spilostethus macilentus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Spilostethus macilentus live?

Not recorded

Is Spilostethus macilentus endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Spilostethus macilentus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyLygaeidae
  6. genusSpilostethus
  7. SpeciesSpilostethus macilentus (Stål, 1874)

Synonyms Lygaeus longulus, Lygaeus macilentus, Stalagmostethus longulus, Stalagmostethus macilentus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Spilostethus macilentus

Other species in the same genus Spilostethus.

Milkweed bug

Spilostethus crudelis

LygaeidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Spilostethus macilentus?

Spilostethus macilentus (Spilostethus macilentus) belongs to the family Lygaeidae in the order Hemiptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Spilostethus macilentus (Spilostethus macilentus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spilostethus-macilentus

MLA

“Spilostethus macilentus (Spilostethus macilentus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spilostethus-macilentus.

BibTeX
@misc{spilostethus_macilentus_2026,
  title = {Spilostethus macilentus (Spilostethus macilentus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spilostethus-macilentus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}