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I think this one is a definite Leptoglossus corculus - Leptoglossus occidentalis
Copyright © 2006 Steven Price

I think this one is a definite Leptoglossus corculus - Leptoglossus occidentalis
Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
November 27, 2006
Size: around an inch
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Contributed by Steven Price on 28 November, 2006 - 11:10am
Last updated 30 November, 2006 - 2:44pm

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… v belov, 17 November, 2008 - 4:29am login or register to post comments

Why not L. occidentalis?
L. corculus should have the outer part of the leaf on the hind leg noticably longer than the inner one, which I don't think I see here (looking at upper leg, which is at a better angle). This has the brighter colors of L. occidentalis, too. Compare this L. corculus:



and this L. occidentalis:

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 28 November, 2006 - 7:22pm login or register to post comments

 
Why not L. occidentalis?
Thank you. I thought I did notice the outer leaf as being longer and I had an L. occidentalis ID'd for me earlier and that one seemed more colorful than this one. But I'm VERY inexperienced and greatly appreciate the correction.
… Steven Price, 29 November, 2006 - 12:55pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm no expert
although I have spent some time trying to sort out the Leptoglossus in our pages, in the course of writing the guides - so maybe I'm more familiar than you are. A perpendicular shot of the hind leg would really help, if these bugs are still around.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 30 November, 2006 - 7:23am login or register to post comments

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