| Lygaeus turcicus | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Lygaeidae |
| Genus: | Lygaeus |
| Species: | L. turcicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Lygaeus turcicus
Fabricius, 1803
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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]
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
- ^ "Lygaeus turcicus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Lygaeus turcicus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Lygaeus turcicus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ Dellapé, Pablo M.; Henry, Thomas J. (2019). "species Lygaeus turcicus Fabricius, 1803". Lygaeoidea Species File. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ a b "False Milkweed Bug (Lygaeus turcicus)". iNaturalist.
- ^ 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
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Media related to
Lygaeus turcicus at Wikimedia Commons
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| Lygaeus turcicus | |
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Scientific classification
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| 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]
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
- ^ "Lygaeus turcicus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Lygaeus turcicus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Lygaeus turcicus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ Dellapé, Pablo M.; Henry, Thomas J. (2019). "species Lygaeus turcicus Fabricius, 1803". Lygaeoidea Species File. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ a b "False Milkweed Bug (Lygaeus turcicus)". iNaturalist.
- ^ 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
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