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Giant Leaf-footed Bug

Acanthocephala declivis

Photo by Irene Brady
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Large gray bug with knobby "shoulders." The wide blades on its hind legs do look like leaves. Notice also the orange tips on the antennae. It's about 1¼" long.

Habitat:

Rainforest, Maya Mt. foothills, mid-canopy

Notes:

This bug landed on my veranda, and sat for about 20 seconds on the veranda rail for its photo, then squatting at a steep angle before taking off at a steep incline to land several yards overhead in a tree. The side photo was just before it launched.

Reference Links:

Acanthocephala declivis

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Irene Brady
Ah! My mistake -- not an assassin bug, but the common name, genus and species are correct. Thanks for the correction.
tmvdh
Hi Irene, great spotting. But it's not an assassin bug (family Reduviidae) - it belongs to the family Coreidae.

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