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Eastern Leaf-footed Bug

Leptoglossus phyllopus

Photo by Mandy Hollman
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Mating pair. There were many other bugs of the same kind on this weedy plant, many of them also coupled.
Order True Bugs.
Look like Leaf-Footed Bugs, but I'm not sure. Distinctive white line across back.

Habitat:

Found among tall weeds growing around a small pond

Species ID Suggestions

Eastern Leaf-footed Bug

Leptoglossus phyllopus

Reference Link
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bayucca
Coreidae, Coreinae, Anisoscelini, Leptoglossus phyllopus. http://bugguide.net/node/view/7953/bgpage http://bugguide.net/node/view/437/bgpage
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PublishedJuly 28, 2014

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