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Acanthocephala terminalis
Copyright © 2004 Keith Turrill

Acanthocephala terminalis
Henry County, Iowa, USA
June 28, 2004
This appears to be a Leaf-footed Bug (Acanthocephala terminalis) found in an open field at Geode State Park in Henry county, Iowa
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Contributed by Keith Turrill on 27 October, 2004 - 11:33am
Last updated 19 November, 2009 - 2:51pm

Moved
Moved from Frass back to species page because this is currently the only image of A. terminalis from Iowa.
… Robin McLeod, 17 September, 2009 - 9:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for pointing that out...
I usually check for that but I guess I overlooked it this time...
… Ron M., 18 September, 2009 - 1:58am login or register to post comments

Frassed
Moved from Acanthocephala terminalis.

Below link to PDF document is on info page.
… Ron M., 17 September, 2009 - 10:49am login or register to post comments

Identification
As of May 1, 2005, the image details have been updated to reflect the correct identifaction of Acanthocephala terminalis.
… Keith Turrill, 1 May, 2005 - 11:38pm login or register to post comments

Acanthocephala terminalis
According to this PDF doc from the University of Florida, A. confraterna is known only from Georgia, Alabama, Texas, and Florida. Your specimen must be A. terminalis, the only species of Acanthocephala that occurs in the northeastern states (north and west of North Carolina).
… Robin McLeod, 1 May, 2005 - 5:45pm login or register to post comments

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