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
- Not recorded
- Length
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- 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 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?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderHemiptera
- familyLygaeidae
- genusBelonochilus
- 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
Relatives of the sycamore seed bug
Other species in the same family Lygaeidae.
Harlequin bug
Lygaeus equestris
Milkweed bug
Oncopeltus fasciatus
Birch catkin bug
Kleidocerys resedae
Wēkiu bug
Nysius wekiuicola
Small milkweed bug
Lygaeus kalmii
Indian milkweed bug
Spilostethus pandurus
CompareSycamore seed bug vs Harlequin bugSycamore seed bug vs Milkweed bugSycamore seed bug vs Birch catkin bugSycamore seed bug vs Wēkiu bug
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the sycamore seed bug?
The sycamore seed bug (Belonochilus numenius) 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.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · CC BY 4.0 · v1
Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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