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Species Leptoglossus corculus - Leaf-footed Pine Seed Bug

Leaf-footed Pine Seed Bug ??? - Leptoglossus corculus

Leptoglossus corculus? - Leptoglossus corculus

Leaf-footed Pine Seed Bug - Dorsal with Visible Wings - Leptoglossus corculus

Western Conifer Seed Bug? - Leptoglossus corculus

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 corculus (Leaf-footed Pine Seed Bug)

Explanation of Names

Leptoglossus corculus (Say 1832)

Identification

Outer hind tibial dilation distinctly longer than inner tibial dilation(1)

Range

e.US (NY‒FL to MO‒TX)(1)

Habitat

pine and mixed pine forests

Season

Mar‒Nov in GA(2)

Life Cycle

Adults overwinter(2)

Remarks

one of the most destructive insects attacking pine seeds in se.US(2)(3) • may invade homes

Works Cited

1.	Eastern range extension of Leptoglossus occidentalis with a key to Leptoglossus species of America north of Mexico McPherson J.E., Packauskas R.J., Taylor S.J., O'Brien M.F. 1990. Great Lakes Entomol. 23: 99‒104.

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

3.	Garden Insects of North America : The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs (Princeton Field Guides) Whitney Cranshaw. 2004. Princeton University Press.

Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 10 June, 2006 - 1:27pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Mike Quinn, Ron M., v belov, onegunah, KenW, Marci Hess
Last updated 24 February, 2025 - 9:19pm

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