Lygaeus turcicus

Lygaeus turcicus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
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]}

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]

References

1. "Lygaeus turcicus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Lygaeus turcicus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Lygaeus turcicus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
4. Dellapé, Pablo M.; Henry, Thomas J. (2019). "species Lygaeus turcicus Fabricius, 1803". Lygaeoidea Species File. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
5. "False Milkweed Bug (Lygaeus turcicus)". iNaturalist.
6. 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.

Further reading

• Slater, James A.; O'Donnell, Jane E. (1995). A Catalogue of the Lygaeidae of the World (1960-1994). The New York Entomological Society. ISBN   978-0-913-424-16-2.

External links

• Media related to Lygaeus turcicus at Wikimedia Commons