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Leaf-footed Bug
Acanthocephala terminalis
41.7136, -81.3486
Field Notes
Description:
The small white dot you see I believe to be a mite of some sort.
Acanthocephala or Leaf footed Bugs are distinctive, nearly inch-long stately insects in the Coreidae family. Leaf footed bugs are named for the leaf-like expansions of the hind tibia and femora. They have four-segmented antennae, large compound eyes and one pair of ocelli, or simple eyes. The Latin name Acanthocephala means “spiny head.”
Habitat:
Shore of a large pond surrounded by wooded area. Vetran's Memorial Park, Lake Metroparks System, Mentor, OH, Lake County, USA
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2013
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