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Coreidae (Leaf-footed Bug) - Acanthocephala declivis
Copyright © 2012 Ungoliant

Coreidae (Leaf-footed Bug) - Acanthocephala declivis
Summerville, Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA
December 4, 2012
Size: 3 cm (body length)
This leaf-footed bug was found at about 2 p.m. It was on a ladder that leans against the house. We live in a wooded area predominated by oak trees and pine trees, but there is also a cypress.

The area behind the head is white, but most of the body is a greyish brown.
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Contributed by Ungoliant on 4 December, 2012 - 4:58pm
Last updated 5 December, 2012 - 7:43am

Moved
Moved from Frass.

Not that many posted for South Carolina
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 5 December, 2012 - 7:39am login or register to post comments

Frassed
Moved from ID Request.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 5 December, 2012 - 7:35am login or register to post comments

This looks like Acanthocephal
This looks like Acanthocephala declivis to me. I'm not sure what plants it might feed on. I've mostly only seen them on concrete.
… Jordan Gesell, 4 December, 2012 - 5:08pm login or register to post comments

ID Request
I would like to know the species (or even genus) and which plants it feeds on.
… Ungoliant, 4 December, 2012 - 5:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Plants
We also grow tomatoes, snow peas, blueberries, and blackberries, if that helps. (The fruit season is over.)
… Ungoliant, 4 December, 2012 - 5:27pm login or register to post comments

 
A. declivis is correct…
These are sap feeders. Oak trees in particular, are hosts for this species.

See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 4 December, 2012 - 5:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Do they do any damage? If so,
Do they do any damage? If so, is it considered a pest?
… Ungoliant, 4 December, 2012 - 5:33pm login or register to post comments

 
re: status…
They re not generally abundant, so the harm they cause by feeding on plant juices might be considered minimal.
… Ross Hill, 4 December, 2012 - 5:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks! I was going to feed i
Thanks! I was going to feed it to one of my pet spiders, but I think it's too big for any of them, so I am trying to decide whether to release it or destroy it.
… Ungoliant, 4 December, 2012 - 5:59pm login or register to post comments

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