Genus Lygaeus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Remarks · Works Cited

Milkweed Bug - Oncopeltus which one? - Lygaeus kalmii

Small Milkweed bug on Milkweed - Lygaeus kalmii

Small milkweed bugs - Lygaeus kalmii - male - female

False Milkweed Bugs - Lygaeus turcicus - male - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)

Superfamily Lygaeoidea

Family Lygaeidae (Seed Bugs)

Subfamily Lygaeinae

Genus Lygaeus

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Lygaeus Fabricius, 1794

Numbers

6 spp. in our area(1)

Remarks

Lygaeus seem to be somewhat solitary and are frequently photographed singly or in mating pairs, whereas Oncopeltus are often seen in colonies, especially in the nymphal stage.

Works Cited

1.	Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs of Canada and the Continental United States By Thomas J. Henry, Richard C. Froeschner

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Beatriz Moisset, Lynette, Chuck Entz, Mike Quinn, v belov, Harsi S. Parker
Last updated 31 March, 2012 - 11:12pm

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