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Leaf footed bug

Leptoglossus sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

It is a medium sized bug that has a leaf like apperance.This species always sits on walls and waits to find a sharp shooter bug to eat.

Habitat:

Fort worth, Texas

Notes:

It was sitting on a wall

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Ornithoptera80
Thank you tmvdh,I have removed assassin bugs from the description.But the closest I got for the species is L. occidentalis
tmvdh
Bugs of the family Coreidae aren't assassin bugs! This one belongs to the genus Leptoglossus - but doesn't look like L. occidentalis...

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PublishedSeptember 8, 2019

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