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Leaf-footed bug

Leptoglossus sp.

Photo by BrunoMoller
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Field Notes

Description:

•They can be economic pests of agricultural crops.
•They have leaflike dilations of the hind tibia.
•Only one species of this genus has been reported to bite humans.

Habitat:

-I saw this bug in Itaipava (RJ, Brazil)

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PublishedAugust 27, 2016

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