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Acanthocephala terminalis
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Copyright © 2009
LynnPritchett
Leaffooted bug. Acanthocephala sp. -
Acanthocephala terminalis
Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, USA
August 26, 2009
Seemed to be enjoying the bird poo on the wingstem leaf(Verbesina occidentalis )
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Contributed by
LynnPritchett
on 27 August, 2009 - 11:22pm
Last updated 2 March, 2012 - 5:15am
Moved
Moved from
Acanthocephala
.
Must be
terminalis
north of NC.
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 2 March, 2012 - 5:15am
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I took a picture
of an A. terminalis on Redbud yesterday--it was engaging in the same behaviour. It was enjoying its meal so much that I got right up in its face and it flinched but didn't move. Bird droppings must be a delicacy!
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Gacko
, 22 May, 2010 - 10:23am
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Moved
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margarethe brummermann
, 28 August, 2009 - 4:47pm
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