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Cretan Seed Bug
Lygaeus creticus
Lygaeus creticus is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae. It is found in areas around the Mediterranean Sea.
From the article Lygaeus creticus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Both nymphs (image) and adults (image) of Lygaeus creticus are aposematically colored.
What it does
Egg mean clutch size has been noted as 20.7 ± 1.76 for once‐mated females. Males have been observed to harass female Lygaeus equestris.
Wikipedia: “Reproduction”
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 488778.