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Wēkiu bug

Nysius wekiuicola Ashlock & Gagne, 1983

Status not recordedinsects

The wēkiu bug (Nysius wekiuicola) is a species in the family Lygaeidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the wēkiu 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 wēkiu bug live?

Not recorded

Is the wēkiu 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 wēkiu bug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyLygaeidae
  6. genusNysius
  7. SpeciesNysius wekiuicola Ashlock & Gagne, 1983

Synonyms Nysius wekiuicola

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Mauna kea bugEnglish
  • Mauna kea Wēkiu bugEnglish
  • Wēkiu SeedbugEnglish
  • Nysie du Mauna KeaFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the wēkiu bug

Other species in the same genus Nysius.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the wēkiu bug?

The wēkiu bug (Nysius wekiuicola) 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). Wēkiu bug (Nysius wekiuicola). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/w-kiu-bug

MLA

“Wēkiu bug (Nysius wekiuicola).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/w-kiu-bug.

BibTeX
@misc{w_kiu_bug_2026,
  title = {Wēkiu bug (Nysius wekiuicola)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/w-kiu-bug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}