American Buckeye vs Lygaeid bug

Aesculus glabra compared with Nysius thymi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Buckeye	Lygaeid bug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Sapindaceae	Lygaeidae
Genus	Aesculus	Nysius
Species	Aesculus glabra	Nysius thymi

Conservation Status

American Buckeye

LC — Least Concern

Lygaeid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Buckeye	Lygaeid bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Buckeye

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United States.

Lygaeid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

American Buckeye

The American Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) is a species in the genus Aesculus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.