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Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Photo by veneta.tashev
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47.6482, -122.129

Field Notes

Description:

About 1.5cm long from tail to head, not including legs and antennas.

Habitat:

Suburban home

Notes:

It made angry buzzing sound when it hit stuck against the window and couldn't leave.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)

Coreidae, Coreinae, Anisoscelini, Leptoglossus occidentalis, the Western Conifer Seed Bug. So not a beetle, but a True Bug. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_conifer_seed_bug http://bugguide.net/node/view/3393/bgimage
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2014

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