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Mauna Loa bug

Nysius aa Polhemus, 1998

Status not recordedinsects

The mauna loa bug (Nysius aa) is a species in the family Lygaeidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the mauna loa 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 mauna loa bug live?

Not recorded

Is the mauna loa 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 mauna loa bug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyLygaeidae
  6. genusNysius
  7. SpeciesNysius aa Polhemus, 1998
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Mauna Loa SeedbugEnglish
  • Mauna Loa Wēkiu bugEnglish
  • Nysie du Mauna LoaFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the mauna loa 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 mauna loa bug?

The mauna loa bug (Nysius aa) belongs to the family Lygaeidae in the order Hemiptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Mauna Loa bug (Nysius aa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/mauna-loa-bug

MLA

“Mauna Loa bug (Nysius aa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/mauna-loa-bug.

BibTeX
@misc{mauna_loa_bug_2026,
  title = {Mauna Loa bug (Nysius aa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/mauna-loa-bug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}