Lygaeus turcicus Fabricius, 1803 is a animal in the Lygaeidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Lygaeus turcicus Fabricius, 1803
The false milkweed bug, Lygaeus turcicus, ranges across eastern US and Canada, feeds on false sunflower seeds, and is often confused with similar species.
Lygaeus turcicus, commonly known as the false milkweed bug, is widely distributed across eastern United States and Canada. Its primary food source is the seeds of false sunflower, Heliopsis helianthoides. This species is commonly mistaken for other black and red or black and orange insects, specifically Oncopeltus fasciatus, Lygaeus kalmii, and Lygaeus reclivatus.
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Melanocoryphus albomaculatus (Goeze, 1778)
Oncopeltus sandarachatus (Say, 1831)
Melacoryphus lateralis (Dallas, 1852)
Graptostethus servus (Fabricius, 1787)
Oncopeltus sexmaculatus Stal, 1874
Spilostethus pandurus (Scopoli, 1763)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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