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Leaf-footed bug - Leptoglossus phyllopus - Leptoglossus phyllopus
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Leaf-footed bug - Leptoglossus phyllopus - Leptoglossus phyllopus
Chapel Hill, Mason Farm Reserve, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
June 22, 2012
I think this is the same type of leaf-footed bug as in my other ID request but am unsure.

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Contributed by Maria de Bruyn on 23 June, 2012 - 6:15pm
Last updated 23 June, 2012 - 8:41pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

I kept the nodes in the same order but swapped the images around on the first two that you submitted. Ken commented on the first node but the second image was better for identification. The white line across the back being straight rather than zig-zagged is the main difference between this and similar species...
… Ron M., 23 June, 2012 - 8:41pm

Leptoglossus phyllopus
… Ken Wolgemuth, 23 June, 2012 - 6:44pm

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