Lygaeidae (Seed Bugs)

Family

Seed Bugs

Lygaeidae

31 species in our catalog · found in 49 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderHemiptera (True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies)
FamilyLygaeidae (Seed Bugs)

Species in this group

Spilostethus saxatilis

Spilostethus saxatilis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Indian Milkweed Bug

Spilostethus pandurus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Large Milkweed Bug

Oncopeltus fasciatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Tropidothorax leucopterus

Tropidothorax leucopterus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Small Milkweed Bug

Lygaeus kalmii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

False Milkweed Bug

Lygaeus turcicus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Nithecus jacobaeae

Nithecus jacobaeae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Caribbean Milweed Bug

Oncopeltus cingulifer

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Oncopeltus famelicus

Oncopeltus famelicus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Milk Vine Bug

Oncopeltus sordidus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Melanocoryphus albomaculatus

Melanocoryphus albomaculatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Blood-Colored Milkweed Bug

Oncopeltus sanguinolentus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Black-And-Red Bug

Lygaeus equestris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

White-Crossed Seed Bug

Neacoryphus bicrucis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Astacops viridiventris

Astacops viridiventris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Melanopleurus fuscosus

Melanopleurus fuscosus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Birch Catkin Bug

Kleidocerys resedae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Southern Small Milkweed Bug

Lygaeus reclivatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Charcoal Seed Bug

Melacoryphus lateralis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Redcoat Seed Bug

Melanopleurus belfragei

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Spilostethus furcula

Spilostethus furcula

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Spilostethus trilineatus

Spilostethus trilineatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lygaeus analis

Lygaeus analis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Melacoryphus rubicollis

Melacoryphus rubicollis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Lygaeosoma sardeum

Lygaeosoma sardeum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Rutherglen Bug

Nysius vinitor

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Microspilus proximus

Microspilus proximus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Melanerythrus mactans

Melanerythrus mactans

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Oleander Seedbug

Caenocoris nerii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Milkweed Bug

Spilostethus crudelis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Spilostethus taeniatus

Spilostethus taeniatus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Seed Bugs

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	6 of 31	~50%
	Spilostethus saxatilis			~10%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Black-And-Red Bug			~10%
	Melanocoryphus albomaculatus			~10%
	Lygaeosoma sardeum			<5%
	Tropidothorax leucopterus			<5%
2	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 31	~40%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~20%
	False Milkweed Bug			~10%
	White-Crossed Seed Bug			~10%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
3	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 31	~40%
	Tropidothorax leucopterus			~20%
	Spilostethus saxatilis			~20%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			~10%
4	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 31	~40%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			~20%
	Melanocoryphus albomaculatus			~10%
	Spilostethus saxatilis			~10%
5	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	3 of 31	~40%
	Spilostethus saxatilis			~20%
	Nithecus jacobaeae			~10%
	Black-And-Red Bug			~10%
6	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	4 of 31	~40%
	Spilostethus saxatilis			~10%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Black-And-Red Bug			~10%
	Tropidothorax leucopterus			~10%
7	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 31	~30%
	Spilostethus saxatilis			~30%
	Nithecus jacobaeae			~10%
8	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	6 of 31	~30%
	Black-And-Red Bug			~10%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Melanocoryphus albomaculatus			~10%
	Spilostethus saxatilis			~10%
	Tropidothorax leucopterus			~10%
	Birch Catkin Bug			<5%
9	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 31	~30%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Southern Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Charcoal Seed Bug			~10%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Melacoryphus rubicollis			<5%
10	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 31	~30%
	Spilostethus saxatilis			~10%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Melanocoryphus albomaculatus			~10%
	Black-And-Red Bug			<5%
11	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 31	~30%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Redcoat Seed Bug			~10%
	Charcoal Seed Bug			~10%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Blood-Colored Milkweed Bug			<5%
12	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 31	~20%
	Oncopeltus famelicus			~10%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Spilostethus furcula			~10%
13	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 31	~20%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Charcoal Seed Bug			~10%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
14	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 31	~20%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
	White-Crossed Seed Bug			~10%
15	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	2 of 31	~20%
	Blood-Colored Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
16	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 31	~20%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
	White-Crossed Seed Bug			~10%
	False Milkweed Bug			~10%
17	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 31	~20%
	Milk Vine Bug			~10%
	Rutherglen Bug			<5%
	Melanerythrus mactans			<5%
18	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 31	~20%
	Spilostethus saxatilis			~20%
19	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 31	~20%
	Charcoal Seed Bug			~10%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Southern Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
20	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	4 of 31	~20%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Small Milkweed Bug			<5%
	Southern Small Milkweed Bug			<5%
	Lygaeus analis			<5%
21	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 31	~20%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			~20%
22	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 31	~20%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
23	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 31	~20%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~20%
24	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 31	~20%
	Spilostethus saxatilis			~20%
25	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 31	~10%
	Melanopleurus fuscosus			~10%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
26	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	1 of 31	~10%
	Caribbean Milweed Bug			~10%
27	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 31	~10%
	Spilostethus trilineatus			<5%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			<5%
	Microspilus proximus			<5%
28	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 31	~10%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	White-Crossed Seed Bug			~10%
29	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 31	~10%
	Oncopeltus famelicus			<5%
	Milkweed Bug			<5%
	Spilostethus taeniatus			<5%
	Spilostethus furcula			<5%
30	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 31	~10%
	Oncopeltus famelicus			~10%
	Microspilus proximus			<5%
	Oleander Seedbug			<5%
31	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 31	~10%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
32	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 31	~10%
	Milk Vine Bug			~10%
33	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 31	~10%
	Milk Vine Bug			~10%
34	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 31	~10%
	Black-And-Red Bug			~10%
	Spilostethus saxatilis			<5%
35	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 31	~10%
	Astacops viridiventris			~10%
36	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 31	~10%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
37	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 31	~10%
	Spilostethus saxatilis			~10%
38	Padre Island National Seashore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 31	~10%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
39	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 31	~10%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
40	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	1 of 31	~10%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			~10%
41	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 31	~10%
	Birch Catkin Bug			~10%
42	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 31	~10%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
43	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 31	~10%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
44	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 31	~10%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
45	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 31	~10%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
46	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 31	~10%
	Milk Vine Bug			~10%
47	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 31	~10%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
48	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 31	<5%
	Lygaeus analis			<5%
49	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 31	<5%
	White-Crossed Seed Bug			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 31	~60%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~30%
	Blood-Colored Milkweed Bug			~20%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Melacoryphus rubicollis			~10%
	Southern Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Charcoal Seed Bug			~10%
2	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 31	~40%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~20%
	False Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	White-Crossed Seed Bug			<5%
	Birch Catkin Bug			<5%
3	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 31	~40%
	False Milkweed Bug			~20%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
4	Ciudad Juárez	🇲🇽 México	2 of 31	~40%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~30%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
5	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 31	~40%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~20%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	False Milkweed Bug			~10%
	White-Crossed Seed Bug			<5%
	Birch Catkin Bug			<5%
6	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 31	~40%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~20%
	False Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Birch Catkin Bug			<5%
	White-Crossed Seed Bug			<5%
7	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	2 of 31	~40%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			~30%
	Black-And-Red Bug			~10%
8	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 31	~40%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~20%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	False Milkweed Bug			~10%
	White-Crossed Seed Bug			<5%
9	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 31	~40%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Blood-Colored Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Charcoal Seed Bug			<5%
	Melacoryphus rubicollis			<5%
	Southern Small Milkweed Bug			<5%
10	Cairo	🇪🇬 Egypt	1 of 31	~40%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			~40%
11	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 31	~30%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~20%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	False Milkweed Bug			~10%
12	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 31	~30%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~20%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	False Milkweed Bug			~10%
13	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 31	~30%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			~20%
	Spilostethus furcula			~10%
	Black-And-Red Bug			<5%
14	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 31	~30%
	Oncopeltus famelicus			~20%
	Oleander Seedbug			~10%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			<5%
15	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	2 of 31	~30%
	Birch Catkin Bug			~20%
	Nithecus jacobaeae			~10%
16	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	3 of 31	~30%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Spilostethus furcula			~10%
	Oleander Seedbug			~10%
17	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	3 of 31	~30%
	Melanocoryphus albomaculatus			~10%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Black-And-Red Bug			<5%
18	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 31	~30%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	White-Crossed Seed Bug			<5%
19	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 31	~20%
	Spilostethus furcula			~10%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			~10%
20	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 31	~20%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	False Milkweed Bug			~10%
21	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	7 of 31	~20%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	White-Crossed Seed Bug			<5%
	Melanopleurus fuscosus			<5%
	Melacoryphus rubicollis			<5%
	Charcoal Seed Bug			<5%
	Blood-Colored Milkweed Bug			<5%
22	Antalya	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 31	~20%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			~20%
23	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 31	~20%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Oleander Seedbug			~10%
	Black-And-Red Bug			~10%
24	Izmir	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 31	~20%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			~20%
25	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 31	~20%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Charcoal Seed Bug			~10%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
26	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	5 of 31	~20%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Black-And-Red Bug			~10%
	Spilostethus furcula			<5%
	Oleander Seedbug			<5%
	Lygaeosoma sardeum			<5%
27	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	4 of 31	~20%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Southern Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Lygaeus analis			<5%
28	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 31	~20%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	False Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Birch Catkin Bug			<5%
29	Torreón	🇲🇽 México	2 of 31	~20%
	Southern Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
30	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 31	~20%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~20%
31	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	2 of 31	~20%
	Black-And-Red Bug			~10%
	Birch Catkin Bug			~10%
32	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 31	~20%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Charcoal Seed Bug			<5%
33	Sapporo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 31	~20%
	Black-And-Red Bug			~20%
34	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 31	~20%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	White-Crossed Seed Bug			<5%
35	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	4 of 31	~20%
	Melanocoryphus albomaculatus			~10%
	Spilostethus saxatilis			~10%
	Birch Catkin Bug			<5%
	Black-And-Red Bug			<5%
36	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 31	~20%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			~20%
37	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 31	~20%
	Birch Catkin Bug			~10%
	Black-And-Red Bug			~10%
38	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	5 of 31	~20%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Southern Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Lygaeus analis			<5%
	White-Crossed Seed Bug			<5%
	Charcoal Seed Bug			<5%
39	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	2 of 31	~20%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Oleander Seedbug			~10%
40	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 31	~20%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Large Milkweed Bug			<5%
41	Paris	🇫🇷 France	4 of 31	~20%
	Birch Catkin Bug			~10%
	Melanocoryphus albomaculatus			<5%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			<5%
	Lygaeosoma sardeum			<5%
42	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	1 of 31	~20%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			~20%
43	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 31	~20%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Small Milkweed Bug			<5%
	Blood-Colored Milkweed Bug			<5%
	Melacoryphus rubicollis			<5%
	Charcoal Seed Bug			<5%
44	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 31	~20%
	Birch Catkin Bug			~20%
45	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 31	~20%
	Oncopeltus famelicus			~10%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			<5%
46	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	1 of 31	~20%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			~20%
47	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2 of 31	~10%
	Birch Catkin Bug			~10%
	Black-And-Red Bug			<5%
48	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 31	~10%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Small Milkweed Bug			<5%
49	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	4 of 31	~10%
	Large Milkweed Bug			<5%
	Southern Small Milkweed Bug			<5%
	Lygaeus analis			<5%
	Caribbean Milweed Bug			<5%
50	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 31	~10%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	White-Crossed Seed Bug			~10%
51	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 31	~10%
	Birch Catkin Bug			~10%
52	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 31	~10%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			~10%
53	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 31	~10%
	Black-And-Red Bug			~10%
	Birch Catkin Bug			~10%
54	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 31	~10%
	Spilostethus furcula			<5%
	Milkweed Bug			<5%
	Oncopeltus famelicus			<5%
	Indian Milkweed Bug			<5%
55	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 31	~10%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	White-Crossed Seed Bug			~10%
	Birch Catkin Bug			<5%
56	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	2 of 31	~10%
	Lygaeosoma sardeum			~10%
	Birch Catkin Bug			~10%
57	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 31	~10%
	Small Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Large Milkweed Bug			<5%
58	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 31	~10%
	Large Milkweed Bug			~10%
	Small Milkweed Bug			<5%
59	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 31	~10%
	Birch Catkin Bug			~10%
60	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 31	~10%
	Melanerythrus mactans			~10%
	Rutherglen Bug			~10%