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Can enyone ID these bugs? - Leptoglossus phyllopus
Copyright © 2009 Stuart Fisher (Genghis Attenborough)

Can enyone ID these bugs? - Leptoglossus phyllopus
Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area, near Atlanta, Georgia, USA
June 4, 2009
Would like to know the identification of these remarkable bugs feeding on sap
Contributed by Stuart Fisher on 30 September, 2009 - 11:01am
Last updated 6 January, 2013 - 11:48pm

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… Ron M., 30 September, 2009 - 1:12pm

looks like Leptoglossus phyllopus
which is a Leaf-footed Bug. Here's a similar one that I found.
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… Andrew Williams, 30 September, 2009 - 11:31am

 
Leaf-footed Bug
Great, thanks a lot. Looks beautiful.
… Stuart Fisher, 30 September, 2009 - 11:48am

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