Lygaeus turcicus, the false milkweed bug, is a species of seed bug in the family Lygaeidae.

It is found in Eastern North America.

[1][2][3][4] The false milkweed bug is widely distributed across the eastern United States and Canada.

[5] It primarily feeds on the seeds of false sunflower, Heliopsis helianthoides.

[6] The false milkweed bug is commonly confused with other black and red or orange insects, including Oncopeltus fasciatus, Lygaeus kalmii, and Lygaeus reclivatus.