Harlequin bug  (Lygaeus equestris)

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Facts – Harlequin bug

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderHemiptera
FamilyLygaeidae
GenusLygaeus (1)

Status – Harlequin bug

This species has yet to be classified by the IUCN.

Description – Harlequin bug

Information on the harlequin bug is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

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References

  1. ITIS (June, 2009)
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