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title: "False Milkweed Bug"
description: "Lygaeus turcicus — Insecten en spinnen. Lygaeus turcicus, the false milkweed bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/false-milkweed-bug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# False Milkweed Bug

> Lygaeus turcicus — Insecten en spinnen. Lygaeus turcicus, the false milkweed bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae.

- Scientific name: *Lygaeus turcicus*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 18100
- Wikidata: [Q10571423](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10571423)
- iNaturalist taxon: [141626](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/141626)

## Names

- en: False Milkweed Bug
- es: Chinche falsa del algodoncillo
- fr: Fausse punaise de l'Asclépiade

## Countries with the most observations

US (15484), CA (1064)

## Summary

Lygaeus turcicus, the false milkweed bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in Eastern North America.

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

## Photo

![False Milkweed Bug](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/false-milkweed-bug/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dennis White · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19355631

## Machine access

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