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Leaf-footed bug

Piezogaster calcarator

Photo by LuisStevens
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Brown bug with red tip of the antennas. About 5 cm long (2 inches).
It has a red parasite in one of his front legs

Habitat:

Near an oak forest

Reference Links:

Leaffooted Bug 02f - Piezogaster calcarator - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Leaf-footed bug

Leptoglossus sp.

Reference Link
Juan DiTrani
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