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Western Conifer Seed Bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis)
Photo#35909
Copyright © 2005
Joel Felix
Western Conifer Seed Bug -
Leptoglossus occidentalis
Helena, Montana, USA
September 18, 2005
Size: approx 2 mm
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Contributed by
Joel Felix
on 31 October, 2005 - 9:39am
Last updated 31 October, 2005 - 2:15pm
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v belov
, 17 November, 2008 - 4:23am
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Western Conifer Seed Bug, I believe -
compare
and see
info page
in guide.
Box Elder bug (
here
in guide)is quite different-looking but also invades houses in fall - I wonder if that's the reason for your question?
We don't have record of this for Montana yet, and this is a nice shot. You can tag your image (below picture), navigate to the species image page
here
, and move your picture there (select "move tagged images"). By the way, I believe you mean 20mm or 2 cm for size - your ruler is confusingly marked, but mm would be the smallest divisions it shows, I think.
Welcome to BugGuide! I hope we'll see more from you - Montana is not very well represented here yet.
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Hannah Nendick-Mason
, 31 October, 2005 - 10:15am
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Thanks for your corrections w
Thanks for your corrections with the measurement. I intended to type cm but must have been distracted by the ruler in the picture.
I didn't think it was a boxelder bug but the most common answer I recieved when asking the locals was "I think it is a Boxelder Bug."
During the last few weeks of October (deciduous leaves yellow and red and just ready to fall from the trees) I found 4 or 5 of these insects in our building on the second floor.
Thanks Again!
Grins,
Joel
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Joel Felix
, 31 October, 2005 - 11:40am
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