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Eastern Leaf-footed Bug

Leptoglossus phyllopus

Photo by James McNair
Published on Project Noah
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Species ID Suggestions

Leaf-Footed Bug

Leptoglossus sp.
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Comments (2)
James McNair
Thanks tmvdh.....the name I used was for a previous spotting and my copy and paste did not work properly. Thanks again for pointing it out.
tmvdh
Hi James, the scientific name you wrote isn't right. It's not Libellula (which means dragonfly). The bug belongs to the genus Leptoglossus (family Coreidae).

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Insects and Arachnids of Florida
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PublishedMay 30, 2014

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