Lygaeus turcicus

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Lygaeus turcicus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Lygaeidae
Genus: Lygaeus
Species:
L. turcicus
Binomial name
Lygaeus turcicus
Fabricius, 1803

Lygaeus turcicus, the false milkweed bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Eastern North America. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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False milkweed bug, Lygaeus turcicus

Description

The false milkweed bug is widely distributed across the eastern United States and Canada. [5] . It primarily feeds on the seeds of false sunflower, Heliopsis helianthoides . [6] The false milkweed bug is commonly confused with other black and red or orange insects, including Oncopeltus fasciatus , Lygaeus kalmii , and Lygaeus reclivatus . [5]

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The Lygaeidae are a family in the Hemiptera, with more than 110 genera in four subfamilies. The family includes the insects commonly known as milkweed bugs, and also some of those known as seed bugs. The family was vastly larger, but numerous former subfamilies have been removed and given independent family status, including the Artheneidae, Blissidae, Cryptorhamphidae, Cymidae, Geocoridae, Heterogastridae, Ninidae, Oxycarenidae and Rhyparochromidae, which together constituted well over half of the former family. Many of the species feed on seeds, although some feed on sap (mucivory), and a few, such as the wekiu bug, feed on insects.

<i>Nysius</i> Genus of true bugs

Nysius is a genus of false chinch bugs in the family Lygaeidae. At least 100 described species are placed in Nysius.

<i>Lygaeus equestris</i> Species of true bug

Lygaeus equestris, common name Black-and-Red-bug, is a species of ground bugs belonging to the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Lygaeinae.

<i>Lygaeus</i> Genus of true bugs

Lygaeus is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae. There are more than 60 described species in Lygaeus.

Lygaeospilus tripunctatus is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

Lygaeospilus is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae. There are at least four described species in Lygaeospilus.

<i>Kleidocerys</i> Genus of true bugs

Kleidocerys is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae. There are about 17 described species in Kleidocerys.

Oncopeltus sanguinolentus, the blood-colored milkweed bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Central America and North America. The species name is sometimes misspelled with an extra "e", as sanguineolentus.

<i>Oncopeltus</i> Genus of true bugs

Oncopeltus is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae, which has at least 40 described species in Oncopeltus.

Ochrimnus mimulus is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in North America.

Ochrimnus barberi is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

<i>Melanopleurus belfragei</i> Species of true bug

Melanopleurus belfragei, the redcoat seed bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

<i>Lygaeus reclivatus</i> Species of true bug

Lygaeus reclivatus is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

Xyonysius californicus, the California false chinch bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.

<i>Xyonysius</i> Genus of true bugs

Xyonysius is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae. There are about eight described species in Xyonysius.

<i>Belonochilus</i> Genus of true bugs

Belonochilus is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae. There is one described species in Belonochilus, B. numenius.

<i>Lygaeus kalmii</i> Species of true bug

Lygaeus kalmii, known as the small milkweed bug or common milkweed bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

<i>Oncopeltus cayensis</i> Species of true bug

Oncopeltus cayensis is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America.

Ochrimnus tripligatus is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and North America.

<i>Oncopeltus sexmaculatus</i> Species of true bug

Oncopeltus sexmaculatus, the six-spotted milkweed bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found on islands in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America.

References

  1. ↑ "Lygaeus turcicus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. ↑ "Lygaeus turcicus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. ↑ Dellapé, Pablo M.; Henry, Thomas J. (2019). "species Lygaeus turcicus Fabricius, 1803". Lygaeoidea Species File. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  4. 1 2 "False Milkweed Bug (Lygaeus turcicus)". iNaturalist.
  5. ↑ Slater, James A. (1983). "On the Biology and Food Plants of Lygaeus Turcicus (Fabr.) (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 91 (1): 48–56.

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