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So NH - Unknown type of beetle now in abundance on buildings - Leptoglossus occidentalis
Copyright © 2012 Tylersmit

So NH - Unknown type of beetle now in abundance on buildings - Leptoglossus occidentalis
Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
October 7, 2012
Size: ~1 inch
These beetles have suddenly appeared in Southern NH on the sides of buildings within the past few weeks.
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Contributed by Tylersmit on 8 October, 2012 - 8:23am
Last updated 8 October, 2012 - 4:47pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Brad Barnd, 8 October, 2012 - 4:47pm login or register to post comments

The photo of the Western Coni
The photo of the Western Conifer Seed Bug that I posted was taken by my son and seems like a better shot than most in the reference photos for that species. Is there a way to include it in that gallery?
… Tylersmit, 8 October, 2012 - 10:41am login or register to post comments

 
If your son took the photo...
...you should click on "edit" and put his name in the "Copyright Owner" field.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 8 October, 2012 - 6:26pm login or register to post comments

Western Conifer Seed Bug
They enter buildings looking for a warm place to spend the winter--but they don't harm people, pets or property. You can read about them here..

Welcome to BugGuide!
… Ken Wolgemuth, 8 October, 2012 - 8:38am login or register to post comments

 
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Thanks for the quick identification, Ken! I wouldn't have thought that a beetle with Western in its name would be in NH.
… Tylersmit, 8 October, 2012 - 8:44am login or register to post comments

 
It was originally a western species...
...but is now found throughout much of the country (except, it appears, in the deep south).

And it's not a beetle... It's one of the so-called "true bugs" in the Order Heteroptera. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 8 October, 2012 - 8:49am login or register to post comments

 
I did notice the expansion of
I did notice the expansion of its range all the way to eastern Canada. I guess looking like a beetle doesn't make it a beetle but the term "bug" seems so general. Obviously I'm not much of an entomologist.
Thanks so much for clearing up the mystery.
… Tylersmit, 8 October, 2012 - 10:37am login or register to post comments

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