Lygaeus turcicus

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Lygaeus turcicus
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Scientific classification Edit this 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]

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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]

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. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "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.

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.

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