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Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Photo by veneta.tashev
Published on Project Noah
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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)
bayucca
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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Global Flight
Mission
The Pacific Northwest Bioregion

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PublishedSeptember 26, 2014

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