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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 » Western Conifer Seed Bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis)
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Big Brown Bug - Leptoglossus occidentalis
Copyright © 2010 cwhit1

Big Brown Bug - Leptoglossus occidentalis
Roscoe, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA
December 20, 2009
Seen inside of a house.
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Contributed by cwhit1 on 29 January, 2010 - 1:30pm
Last updated 29 January, 2010 - 3:18pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… cwhit1, 29 January, 2010 - 3:18pm login or register to post comments

It's a Leaffooted Bug,
probably the Western Conifer Seed Bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis).



They're known to enter homes looking for a warm place to spend the winter.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 29 January, 2010 - 1:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Totally harmless
Just put it back outside (in case you were worried about it).
… Lynette Elliott, 29 January, 2010 - 2:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
Not worried about it, but I did put it back outside. Kind of felt bad, it was below freezing out there.
… cwhit1, 29 January, 2010 - 2:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Well
I guess you could always keep it inside as a pet :).
… Lynette Elliott, 29 January, 2010 - 3:08pm login or register to post comments

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