Lygaeus turcicus

Lygaeus turcicus, the false milkweed bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Eastern North America.^[1][2][3][4]

False milkweed bug, Lygaeus turcicus

Lygaeus turcicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Heteroptera
Family:	Lygaeidae
Genus:	Lygaeus
Species:	L. turcicus
Binomial name
Lygaeus turcicus Fabricius, 1803

Description

The false milkweed bug is widely distributed across the eastern United States and Canada.^[5] It primarily feeds on the seeds of false sunflower, Heliopsis helianthoides.^[6] The false milkweed bug is commonly confused with other black and red or orange insects, including Oncopeltus fasciatus, Lygaeus kalmii, and Lygaeus reclivatus.^[5]