---
title: "Lygaeus pandurus"
description: "Spilostethus pandurus — Owady i pająki. Spilostethus pandurus is a species of \"seed bugs\" belonging to the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Lygaeinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/indian-milkweed-bug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lygaeus pandurus

> Spilostethus pandurus — Owady i pająki. Spilostethus pandurus is a species of "seed bugs" belonging to the family Lygaeidae, subfamily Lygaeinae.

- Scientific name: *Spilostethus pandurus*
- Category: `insects` (Owady i pająki)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 15643
- Wikidata: [Q148953](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q148953)
- iNaturalist taxon: [130079](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/130079)

## Names

- en: Indian Milkweed Bug
- de: Pandur
- fr: Punaise militaire
- pl: Lygaeus pandurus

## Countries with the most observations

ES (3994), FR (2436), PT (1669), IT (1467), IN (1011), GR (986), IL (412), ZA (302), TR (275), MA (141), DZ (126), CY (119)

## Summary

Spilostethus pandurus 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/Spilostethus_pandurus

## Photo

![Lygaeus pandurus](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/indian-milkweed-bug/medium.jpg)

Photo: Asger Svenning · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/293988584

## Machine access

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