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Leaf footed bug - Leptoglossus oppositus
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Leaf footed bug - Leptoglossus oppositus
Grant County, Kentucky, USA
April 6, 2005
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Contributed by bughunter on 7 April, 2005 - 4:14pm
Last updated 10 April, 2007 - 5:58am

Moved
Moved from Leaffooted Bugs.
… Boris Büche, 10 April, 2007 - 5:58am login or register to post comments

Coreidae, Maybe Leptoglossus oppositus
This is one of the Coreidae, the Leaf-Footed Bug or Squash bug family. Note the thin, widened, irregular-shaped area on the back legs, hence the name leaf-footed bug.

Here's a photo of Leptoglossus oppositus:


--Stephen

Stephen Cresswell
Buckhannon, WV
www.stephencresswell.com
… Stephen Cresswell, 7 April, 2005 - 4:42pm login or register to post comments

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