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Nysius ceylanicus

Status not recordedinsects

Nysius ceylanicus is a species in the family Lygaeidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about Nysius ceylanicus

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 Nysius ceylanicus live?

Not recorded

Is Nysius ceylanicus 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 Nysius ceylanicus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyLygaeidae
  6. genusNysius
  7. SpeciesNysius ceylanicus (Motschulsky, 1863)

Synonyms Heterogaster ceylanicus, Nysius ceylanicus, Nysius sundanus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Nysius ceylanicus

Other species in the same genus Nysius.

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What kind of animal is Nysius ceylanicus?

Nysius ceylanicus (Nysius ceylanicus) belongs to the family Lygaeidae in the order Hemiptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Nysius ceylanicus (Nysius ceylanicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/nysius-ceylanicus

MLA

“Nysius ceylanicus (Nysius ceylanicus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/nysius-ceylanicus.

BibTeX
@misc{nysius_ceylanicus_2026,
  title = {Nysius ceylanicus (Nysius ceylanicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/nysius-ceylanicus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}