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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Leaffooted Bugs (Coreidae) » Acanthocephala
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bug - unident - Acanthocephala
Copyright © 2007 Rich Kelly

bug - unident - Acanthocephala
Muttontown Preserve, Nassau County, New York, USA
August 17, 2007
Size: 15mm +/-
Is this a leaf-footed bug?
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Contributed by Rich Kelly on 26 August, 2007 - 3:04pm
Last updated 10 October, 2007 - 4:11pm

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 October, 2007 - 4:11pm login or register to post comments

It is, but probably not the b
It is, but probably not the best viewing angle for further ID.
… margarethe brummermann, 26 August, 2007 - 4:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for your help. What's
Thanks for your help. What's good, full dorsal shot?
… Rich Kelly, 26 August, 2007 - 5:31pm login or register to post comments

 
This could be Acanthocephala
This could be Acanthocephala terminalis - The orange on the ends of the antennae are diagnostic for this species - thus the species name terminalis.
… Jim Bliss, 26 August, 2007 - 6:43pm login or register to post comments

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