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False chinch bug

Nysius raphanus Howard, 1872

Status not recordedinsects

The false chinch bug (Nysius raphanus) is a species in the family Lygaeidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the false chinch bug

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the false chinch bug live?

Not recorded

Is the false chinch bug endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the false chinch bug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyLygaeidae
  6. genusNysius
  7. SpeciesNysius raphanus Howard, 1872

Synonyms Nysius angustatus, Nysius angustatus minutus, Nysius destructor, Nysius ericae, Nysius ericae minutus, Nysius minutus, Nysius raphanus, Nysius strigosus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the false chinch bug

Other species in the same genus Nysius.

Wēkiu bug

Nysius wekiuicola

LygaeidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the false chinch bug?

The false chinch bug (Nysius raphanus) belongs to the family Lygaeidae in the order Hemiptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). False chinch bug (Nysius raphanus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/false-chinch-bug

MLA

“False chinch bug (Nysius raphanus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/false-chinch-bug.

BibTeX
@misc{false_chinch_bug_2026,
  title = {False chinch bug (Nysius raphanus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/false-chinch-bug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}