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Leptoglossus phyllopus
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Copyright © 2012
stan gilliam
Leaf-footed bug -
Leptoglossus phyllopus
Oak Ridge, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
May 18, 2012
Size: ~18mm
In field of daisies planted by DOT beside highway intersection.
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Contributed by
stan gilliam
on 30 May, 2012 - 7:28pm
Moved
Moved from
Leptoglossus clypealis
.
Compare white stripes and tibial extensions of
clypealis
(left) with
phyllopus
(right)
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 30 May, 2012 - 7:40pm
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OK, Ken. Thanks for your help.
When you make those comparisons, I see it. The color is a better match, too. Plus I can see the femoral spikes as in my picture.
What does it mean when the edges of the abdomen stick out on either side of the folded wings vs being hidden, as in the two images you provided?
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stan gilliam
, 30 May, 2012 - 8:11pm
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I'm not sure that it means anything...
If you look through the Guide, you'll see individuals of both species with more or less of the abdominal edge visible. Here's another
phyllopus
, for instance:
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 30 May, 2012 - 8:33pm
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