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Leaf-footed bug nymphs

Thasus acutangulus

Photo by LuisStevens
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Field Notes

Description:

Cluster of bug nymphs.

Habitat:

A shrub.

Reference Links:

Flickr: The Coreoidea of the World (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) Pool

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)
LuisStevens
Thank you Tom for the ID and the link. I should have known just for looking at the antennae
Tom15
It's a leaf-footed bug nymph, possibly a Thasus acutangulus. Compare with the picture half way down this web page: http://www.flickr.com/groups/coreoidea/pool/page3/?view=lg
LuisStevens
Thanks EnvUnlimited. I will look in other photos to see if they have a proboscis.
LuisStevens
Thank you Donna for the info. Sorry but I didn't pay attention to the plant but I will next time. I haven't heard of people eating this kind of bugs, but I'm not very familiar to the customs in the south of Mexico.
DonnaBollenbach
Nice series. They appear to be nymphs of a species of stink bug, also referred to as shield bugs. While researching I learned they are a eaten in Mexico, where they are considered a delicacy. Do you know what kind of shrub they were on?

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