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INSECTS

False Milkweed Bug

Lygaeus turcicus

Insects
False Milkweed Bug, photo 1 of 5
False Milkweed Bug, photo 2 of 5
False Milkweed Bug, photo 3 of 5

True bug in the family Lygaeidae.

There are 5 observations of False Milkweed Bug in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Estrie and Montréal, and it has been reported in 3 of the 17 regions.

Through the year

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Based on observations from Ontario

Where to see it

  1. Montérégie2
  2. Estrie2
  3. Montréal1

Similar species

Small Milkweed BugLygaeus kalmii
Large Milkweed BugOncopeltus fasciatus
Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridis
Goldenrod Soldier BeetleChauliognathus pensylvanicus
Red Milkweed BeetleTetraopes tetrophthalmus
Cocklebur WeevilRhodobaenus quinquepunctatus
Two-spotted Handsome Fungus BeetleEndomychus biguttatus
Polished Lady BeetleCycloneda munda
Dusky-winged Hover FlyOcyptamus fuscipennis