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Leaf-footed Bug

Thasus acutangulus

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Field Notes

Description:

Thasus is an insect genus of the Coreidae, or leaf-footed bugs.It is a genus in the New World Nematopodini tribe that feeds on plants.It is chiefly found in Central America, but species also occur in South America, and as far north as the American Southwest

Species ID Suggestions

Leaf-footed Bug

Thasus acutangulus

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Comments (7)
bayucca
Coreidae, Coreinae, Nematopodini, Thasus sp. andlooks like being the nymphs of Thasus acutangulus. http://www.alexanderwild.com/Insects/Insect-Orders/Bountiful-Bugs/i-J5qrm6F https://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaskay/13950734457/in/photostream/ http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/17223299 http://www.alexanderwild.com/Insects/Insect-Orders/Bountiful-Bugs/i-MTcMz2B
Jae
Great find! Beautiful colored and patterned bugs.

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Pollinating Insects of the World
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Parental care in insects and other invertebrates
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Colombia Wildlife
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedMay 29, 2014

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