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title: "Black-and-Red Bug"
description: "Lygaeus equestris — Insecten en spinnen. Lygaeus equestris, common name black-and-red-bug, is a species of seed bugs belonging to the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Lygaeinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/black-and-red-bug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Black-and-Red Bug

> Lygaeus equestris — Insecten en spinnen. Lygaeus equestris, common name black-and-red-bug, is a species of seed bugs belonging to the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Lygaeinae.

- Scientific name: *Lygaeus equestris*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Weiden en velden)
- iNaturalist observations: 9758
- Wikidata: [Q587028](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q587028)
- iNaturalist taxon: [362835](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/362835)

## Names

- en: Black-and-Red Bug
- de: Ritterwanze
- fr: Lygée chevalier

## Countries with the most observations

FR (898), RU (520), ES (442), SE (412), IT (369), AT (302), CZ (287), DE (284), PT (272), GR (268), UA (149), FI (143)

## Summary

Lygaeus equestris, common name black-and-red-bug, is a species of seed bugs belonging to the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Lygaeinae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lygaeus_equestris

## Photo

![Black-and-Red Bug](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-and-red-bug/medium.jpg)

Photo: Iain Robson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/75700362

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-and-red-bug?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).