Beardgrass vs Lygaeid bug

Andropogon chevalieri compared with Nysius thymi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beardgrass	Lygaeid bug
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Lygaeidae
Genus	Andropogon	Nysius
Species	Andropogon chevalieri	Nysius thymi

Conservation Status

Beardgrass

LC — Least Concern

Lygaeid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beardgrass	Lygaeid bug
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beardgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Guinea.

Lygaeid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Beardgrass

The Beardgrass (Andropogon chevalieri) is a species in the genus Andropogon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.