False Milkweed Bug

Lygaeus turcicus

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Lygaeidae

Lygaeus turcicus, the false milkweed bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Eastern North America. Description The false milkweed bug is widely distributed across the eastern United States and Canada.

Distribution

False Milkweed Bug — (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 6,993Canada · 587Mexico · 1

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionLygaeus turcicus, Wikipedia contributors

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