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Texas Bow-legged Bug

Hyalymenus tarsatus

Photo by BugEric
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Field Notes

Description:

About 15 millimeters in body length, colored and shaped as shown. Males have "beefier" hind legs with stronger bowed tibiae than the females.

Habitat:

Found at a rest area landscaped with various trees and shrubs.

Reference Links:

Species Hyalymenus tarsatus - Texas Bow-legged Bug - BugGuide.Net

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PublishedNovember 17, 2013

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