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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Pentatomomorpha » Leatherbugs (Coreoidea) » Leaf-footed Bugs (Coreidae) » Coreinae » Anisoscelini » Leptoglossus » Leptoglossus phyllopus
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Leptoglossus zonatus on sunflower - Leptoglossus phyllopus - male - female
Copyright © 2009 Sue Burnell

Leptoglossus zonatus on sunflower - Leptoglossus phyllopus - Male Female
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
September 23, 2009
Size: Body about 3/4 inch long
Found a dozen or so of these happily mating on sunflower plants in the early morning after heavy rains. Leaf-like shape on back legs, zig-zag pattern across back.
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Contributed by Sue Burnell on 23 September, 2009 - 10:54am
Last updated 7 January, 2015 - 8:55pm

Moved
Moved from Leptoglossus.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 7 January, 2015 - 8:55pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 12 October, 2009 - 11:50am login or register to post comments

Leaf-footed bug (Leptoglossus phyllopus)
Leaf-footed bug (Leptoglossus phyllopus)

I am not an expert, but these look like the ones I saw in north Texas a couple of weeks ago. You can see them in my images.
… kristineoff, 23 September, 2009 - 11:21am login or register to post comments

 
Your example...
...has a straight line across the back. That line being straight makes it L. phyllopus. The line across the back on the insect on the right is "zig-zaged".

Your example with the straight line:
… Ron M., 23 September, 2009 - 11:26am login or register to post comments

Leaf-footed Bugs, look like Leptoglossus
I think these are in the Leptoglossus genus, but I'm unsure of the species. Here's an example.
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… Andrew Williams, 23 September, 2009 - 11:03am login or register to post comments

 
A match with Leptoglossus zonatus
Thanks, responses came in fast. Happy to have ID on this.
… Sue Burnell, 23 September, 2009 - 12:11pm login or register to post comments

 
I would have to go with...
...Leptoglossus zonatus based on the two spots on the pronotum (of the middle insect) and the size of the expanded flanges on the tibiae.



The thumb provided above (by Andrew) appears to have these two spots but I believe that is just reflective light. Also note that the tibial expansions are too small in that image.
… Ron M., 23 September, 2009 - 11:21am login or register to post comments

 
Perfect match, thanks
This is it, exactly. I have another close-up image that shows the two spots, though it's blurred. Thanks for the scientific description, I wouldn't have known what to call the "flanges." Mystery solved.
… Sue Burnell, 23 September, 2009 - 12:00pm login or register to post comments

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