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Western Conifer Seed Bug - Leptoglossus occidentalis
Copyright © 2013 Seth Ausubel

Western Conifer Seed Bug - Leptoglossus occidentalis
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
February 17, 2013
What is the white thing on the bug's head?
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Contributed by Seth Ausubel on 18 February, 2013 - 7:32pm
Last updated 17 March, 2013 - 1:28pm

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Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 17 March, 2013 - 1:28pm login or register to post comments

Ordinarily, I'd guess a Tachinid egg...
...but I don't imagine that there are a lot of Tachinids buzzing around MA in February, so I'm not sure.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 18 February, 2013 - 7:48pm login or register to post comments

 
But maybe it is
because the photo was taken indoors.
… Seth Ausubel, 19 February, 2013 - 12:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Possibly...
I just don't think of tachinids as being active in the winter. Maybe a fly specialist will chime in and educate us both.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 19 February, 2013 - 4:45pm login or register to post comments

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