Lygaeus alboornatus | |
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Lygaeus alboornatus, Bolivia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Family: | Lygaeidae |
Subfamily: | Lygaeinae |
Genus: | Lygaeus |
Species: | L. alboornatus |
Binomial name | |
Lygaeus alboornatus Blanchard, 1852 | |
Lygaeus alboornatus is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae, found mainly in South America. [1] [2]
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