''Kleidocerys resedae'', the birch catkin bug, is a species of seed bug in the family

Lygaeidae The Lygaeidae are a family in the Hemiptera (true bugs), with more than 110 genera in four subfamilies. The family is commonly referred to as seed bugs, and less commonly, milkweed bugs, or ground bugs. Many species feed on seeds, some on sap or ...

. It is found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China) and North America.

Subspecies

These four subspecies belong to the species ''Kleidocerys resedae'': * ''Kleidocerys resedae flavicornis'' (Duda, 1885) * ''Kleidocerys resedae fuscomaculatus'' Barber, 1953 * ''Kleidocerys resedae geminatus'' (Say, 1831) * ''Kleidocerys resedae resedae'' (Panzer, 1793)

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* * Lygaeidae Articles created by Qbugbot Hemiptera of Asia Hemiptera of Europe Hemiptera of North America Insects described in 1797 Taxa named by Georg Wolfgang Franz Panzer {{Lygaeoidea-stub

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