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Sycamore seed bug

Belonochilus numenius (Say, 1832)

Status not recordedinsects

The sycamore seed bug (Belonochilus numenius) is a species in the family Lygaeidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the sycamore seed bug

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

Where does the sycamore seed bug live?

Not recorded

Is the sycamore seed 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 sycamore seed bug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyLygaeidae
  6. genusBelonochilus
  7. SpeciesBelonochilus numenius (Say, 1832)

Synonyms Belonochilus mexicanus, Lygaeus numenius

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Platanen-Samen-WanzeGerman
  • amerikai platánbodobácsHungarian
  • Amerikaanse plataanbodemwantsDutch
  • Amerikanische Platanen-LangwanzeGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sycamore seed bug

Other species in the same family Lygaeidae.

Wēkiu bug

Nysius wekiuicola

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the sycamore seed bug?

The sycamore seed bug (Belonochilus numenius) 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). Sycamore seed bug (Belonochilus numenius). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sycamore-seed-bug

MLA

“Sycamore seed bug (Belonochilus numenius).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sycamore-seed-bug.

BibTeX
@misc{sycamore_seed_bug_2026,
  title = {Sycamore seed bug (Belonochilus numenius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sycamore-seed-bug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}