Species Leptoglossus clypealis - Western Leaf-footed Bug

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Life Cycle · Remarks · Print References · Works Cited

Leaf-footed bug - Leptoglossus clypealis

Mating Leaf-footed Bugs - Leptoglossus clypealis - male - female

Unknown Leptoglossus - Leptoglossus clypealis

Leptoglossus clypealis? - Leptoglossus clypealis

Potential Western Leaf Footed Bug - Leptoglossus clypealis

Leptoglossus occidentalis - Leptoglossus clypealis

Leptoglossus zonatus - Leptoglossus clypealis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)

Infraorder Pentatomomorpha

Superfamily Coreoidea (Leatherbugs)

Family Coreidae (Leaf-footed Bugs)

Subfamily Coreinae

Tribe Anisoscelini

Genus Leptoglossus

Species clypealis (Western Leaf-footed Bug)

Other Common Names

the common name "Western Leaf-footed Bug" is confusing, as it is also sometimes applied to L. zonatus, and the Latin name for the "Western Conifer Seed Bug" is L. occidentalis actually means "western"; moreover, this species is not limited to the "West"

Explanation of Names

Leptoglossus clypealis Heidemann 1910

Identification

A spine extending forwards from the tip of the head (the tylus) is distinctive:

Leaf-like protrusions on the hind legs have very shallow scallops. Broad zig-zagging white stripe across wings.

Range

sw. US to IA-AR-TX & Mexico(1). Appears to have extended its range to include much of the US (BugGuide data).

Life Cycle

prob. 2 generations per year(2)

Remarks

Can be a pest in pistacio, almond, plums(2)

Print References

Species page (Taylor 2005-2009)

Works Cited

1.	Livermore L.J.R., Lemaître V.A., Dolling W.R., Webb M.D. Coreoidea species file online. Version 5.0

2.	Heteroptera of economic importance Schaefer C.W., Panizzi A.R. (eds). 2000. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 828 pp.

Contributed by Chuck Entz on 18 February, 2006 - 10:17pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Hannah Nendick-Mason, David Ferguson, v belov, KenW
Last updated 9 November, 2016 - 9:38pm

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