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Leaf-Footed Bug - Phthiacnemia picta
Copyright © 2009 Tracy Palmer Villalobos

Leaf-Footed Bug - Phthiacnemia picta
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
May 5, 2009
One of the babies shedding its skin.

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Contributed by Tracy Palmer Villalobos on 19 May, 2009 - 9:32pm

Coreid nymphs.
Look at that long proboscis! No reduviid has a beak half that long. Plus, you can already begin to see hints of swelling on the hind tibiae. Great images like these allow for conclusive identifications.
… Eric R. Eaton, 24 May, 2009 - 7:33pm login or register to post comments

I agree with Ron M on the lin
I agree with Ron M on the linked picture, this looks more like an assassin bug nymph, different than the picture with all the leaf footed bug young.
… Drew, 20 May, 2009 - 6:38am login or register to post comments

 
I'm fairly certain, but no ex
I'm fairly certain, but no expert by any means, this is a leaf footed bug, will add more images to let the experts decide.
… Tracy Palmer Villalobos, 20 May, 2009 - 11:52am login or register to post comments

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