Lygaeus creticus Lucas, 1853 is a animal in the Lygaeidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Lygaeus creticus Lucas, 1853
Lygaeus creticus is a species with aposematic coloration across all life stages, with documented reproductive and behavioral traits.
Lygaeus creticus Lucas, 1853 has both nymph and adult life stages that display aposematic coloration. For reproductive traits, once-mated females of this species have a recorded mean egg clutch size of 20.7 ± 1.76. Males of Lygaeus creticus have been observed harassing females of the related species Lygaeus equestris.
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Spilostethus rivularis (Germar, 1837)
Neortholomus scolopax (Say, 1831)
Lygaeus equestris (Linnaeus, 1758)
Caenocoris nerii (Germar, 1847)
Spilostethus trilineatus (Fabricius, 1794)
Melacoryphus rubicollis (Uhler, 1894)
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