The Lygaeidae are a family in the Hemiptera, with more than 110 genera in four subfamilies. The family is commonly referred to as seed bugs, and less commonly, milkweed bugs, or ground bugs. Many spec
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False milkweed bug, Lygaeus turcicus, on Asteraceae flower
Small milkweed bug, Lygaeus kalmii), nymph (bottom) and mature (top)
Large milkweed bug, Oncopeltus fasciatus, on a butterfly weed
The Lygaeoidea are a sizeable superfamily of true bugs, containing seed bugs and allies, in the order Hemiptera. There are about 16 families and more than 4,600 described species in Lygaeoidea, found
Lygaeidae
…classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Hemiptera Suborder: Heteroptera Infraorder: Pentatomomorpha Superfamily: Lygaeoidea Family: Lygaeidae Schilling, 1829 Diversity at least 110 genera The Lygaeidae are a family in the Hemiptera (true bugs), with more than 110 genera in…