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  7. Lygaeus
  8. False Milkweed Bug

species 17,733 observations

False Milkweed Bug

Lygaeus turcicus

Status
native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supported by All

135 native plants
support it in the US
  • Food plants Plants it feeds on False Sunflower, Clustered Mountainmint, Butterfly Milkweed, Common Milkweed 7
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Swamp Milkweed, Late Boneset, Golden Alexanders, Frostweed 128

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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