Name
Lygaeus
Framing
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Hexapoda
Subclass: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Genus: Lygaeus
Habitat
Terrestrial, epigeous and on highly diverse vegetation
Feeding
Herbivorous. Fluidophage.
Distribution
Worldwide, the Iberian species (L. Equestris, L. Simulans) have a Palearctic distribution
Conservation status
No threats
Additional information
Underside of abdomen red with a black stripe at the base of each segment. Characteristic red and black pattern
Additional information
Bibliography
- Goula, M., Mata, L. Hemiptera. Heteroptera. 2015. Revista Ide@, 53: 1-30. Accesible en: http://sea-entomologia.org/IDE@/revista_53.pdf, Costas, M., López, T., & Vázquez, M. A. (2018). Checklist de Fauna Ibérica. Superfamilia Lygaeoidea Schilling, 1829 (Insecta: Heteroptera) en la península ibérica, islas Baleares e islas Canarias (edición 2018). Documentos Fauna Ibérica. Accesible en: http://www.fauna-iberica.mncn.csic.es/publicaciones/dfi/dfi-0007.pdf