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Leaf-footed Bug

Nematopus sp.

Photo by Dan Doucette
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

about an inch

Habitat:

tropical rainforest

Notes:

I spotted this in a private nature reserve.

Species ID Suggestions

Leaf-footed Bug

Nematopus sp.

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Comments (5)
bayucca
Coreidae, Coreinae, looks like a Nematopus sp., need to be verified! http://www.flickr.com/photos/80125969@N00/2256335039 http://www.flickr.com/photos/46984194@N00/2283741486 Typical for Nematopus are the thickened femurs (the tibiae not!).

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PublishedApril 21, 2013

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