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Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Photo by Karl Rabe
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Field Notes

Notes:

I suspect this is a Triatominae. It's the second one I've seen this month (Oct. 2014) in the Hudson Valley of New York State.
I put it on a quarter to show its size, iPhone photo.

Species ID Suggestions

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Reference Link
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Comments (3)
bayucca
Coreidae, Coreinae, Anisoscelini, Leptoglossus occidentalis. http://bugguide.net/node/view/864654/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/855001/bgimage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_conifer_seed_bug http://bugguide.net/node/view/3393/bgimage?from=0
AshleyT
Moved to the arthropods category

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PublishedOctober 20, 2014

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