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Lygaeus
Lygaeus is a genus of seed bugs in the family Lygaeidae. There are more than 60 described species in Lygaeus.
31 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Small Milkweed Bug Complex
complexLygaeus kalmii
False Milkweed Bug
speciesLygaeus turcicus
Lygaeus equestris / simulans Complex
complexLygaeus equestris
Cretan Seed Bug
speciesLygaeus creticus
Lygaeus alboornatus
complexLygaeus alboornatus
Lygaeus analis
complexLygaeus analis
Lygaeus hanseni
speciesLygaeus hanseni
Lygaeus trux
speciesLygaeus trux
Lygaeus slateri
speciesLygaeus slateri
Lygaeus ashlocki
speciesLygaeus ashlocki
Lygaeus teraphoides group
complexLygaeus teraphoides group
Lygaeus oreophilus
speciesLygaeus oreophilus
Lygaeus mauli
speciesLygaeus mauli
Lygaeus murinus
speciesLygaeus murinus
Lygaeus quadratomaculatus
speciesLygaeus quadratomaculatus
Lygaeus coccineus
speciesLygaeus coccineus
Lygaeus bettoni
speciesLygaeus bettoni
Lygaeus truculentus
speciesLygaeus truculentus
Lygaeus oppositus
speciesLygaeus oppositus
Lygaeus bahamensis
speciesLygaeus bahamensis
Lygaeus inaequalis
speciesLygaeus inaequalis
Lygaeus melanostolus
speciesLygaeus melanostolus
Lygaeus doumai
speciesLygaeus doumai
Lygaeus signatus
speciesLygaeus signatus
Lygaeus dichrous
speciesLygaeus dichrous
Lygaeus dives
speciesLygaeus dives
Lygaeus buettikeri
speciesLygaeus buettikeri
Lygaeus formosanus
speciesLygaeus formosanus
Lygaeus negus
speciesLygaeus negus
Lygaeus vaccaroi
speciesLygaeus vaccaroi
Lygaeus nugatoria
speciesLygaeus nugatoria
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 62046.