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Cactus bug

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

Cactus

1 0 Cactus Bug

Cactus Bug

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, Mexico

Leaf-footed Bug or

1 2 Leaf-footed Bug or Cactus Bug

Leaf-footed Bug or Cactus Bug

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Big-footed bug in a

2 5 Cactus Bug

Cactus Bug

by gatorfellowsTemple, Texas, USA

A brown hemiptera whose nymphs and adults feed on fruit and joints of prickly ...

1 4 Cactus Bug

Cactus Bug

by Frank_SBSonora, Mexico

What is this species?

1 3 Cactus leaf-footed bug

Cactus leaf-footed bug

by Aaron_GTucson, Arizona, USA

Resort trail

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Cactus Bug

by BenjaminKabelTulsa, Oklahoma, USA

0 0 Cactus Bug

Cactus Bug

by SFShepL.A., California, USA

1 0 Cactus bug nymph

Cactus bug nymph

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

These nymphs are very common on prickly pear

1 0 Cactus Bug

Cactus Bug

by JackWanamakerDallas, Texas, USA

Found on a cactus in the middle of downtown ...

1 3 Cactus Coreid

Cactus Coreid

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, Mexico

Seed bug. 12 mm.

2 1 Cactus Bug

Cactus Bug

by JoshuaGSmithArizona, USA

This is a common species often found on the Totem Pole

5 2 Cactus bug nymph

Cactus bug nymph

by MaryEvans2Tallahassee, Florida, USA

These green bugs were hanging out on a ...

0 0 Cactus Bug

Cactus Bug

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

A brown hemiptera whose nymphs and adults feed on fruit and joints of prickly ...

1 1 Spotting

Spotting

by RachaelBNew Mexico, USA

Has a mouthpart similar to an assassin bug.

1 0 Cactus Bug (Nymph)

Cactus Bug (Nymph)

by BlueAppaloosaColorado, USA

A small bug just under an inch long. Lives ...

1 0 Leaf footed bug

Leaf footed bug

by joanbstanleyTemple, Texas, USA

Brown bug with leaflike hind tibia.

1 1 Leaf footed Bug

Leaf footed Bug

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

Leaf-footed bug on prickly pear

2 3 Leaf-footed Bug

Leaf-footed Bug

by JoshuaGSmithArizona, USA

A fascinating bug.. Note the bumps on its ...

0 0 Cactus Bug

Cactus Bug

by BlueAppaloosaColorado, USA

A small, easy to miss bug. Dark colored ...

1 0 Prickly Pear Cactus

Prickly Pear Cactus

by gatorfellowsTemple, Texas, USA

This Prickly Pear has several ripe tunas (fruit). It is being enjoyed by some ...

0 0 Cactus Bug

Cactus Bug

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

A brown hemiptera whose nymphs and adults feed on fruit and joints of prickly ...

2 3 Cactus coreid nymph

Cactus coreid nymph

by Brian38McAllen, Texas, USA

Small yellowish green bug that blended in ...

1 0 Cactus Bug Nymphs

Cactus Bug Nymphs

by ZooNerdKennedale, Texas, USA

These bugs are a pest to Prickly Pear

0 0 Mealy Bug

Mealy Bug

by gatorfellowsTemple, Texas, USA

Mealy bug is an unarmored scale insect. It ...

1 0 Cactus Bug

Cactus Bug

by MusicwolfNorth Carolina, USA

Small green bugs with black heads and legs, ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by LisaFPTexas, USA

These bugs were covering

1 0 Cactus Bug Nymph

Cactus Bug Nymph

by FelixOchoaAlton, Texas, USA

they were about half an inch long mostly green with black legs

0 0 Cactus bug nymph

Cactus bug nymph

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

These nymphs are very common on prickly pear.

0 1 Cactus Bordered Plant Bug

Cactus Bordered Plant Bug

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

There were dozens of these insects on the leaves of the

3 0 Cactus bug (freshly molted)

Cactus bug (freshly molted)

by Aaron_GTulsa, Oklahoma, USA

the forewing. General appearance is similar to the better known squash

5 3 Cactus bug

Cactus bug

by GoodyTulsa, Oklahoma, USA

the forewing. General appearance is similar to the better known squash

1 2 Cactus Bug

Cactus Bug

by Reza HashemizadehCalifornia, USA

Looking very similar to so many other species within their family (Coreidae), ...

0 0 Cactus bug (eggs)

Cactus bug (eggs)

by Aaron_GTulsa, Oklahoma, USA

These eggs were discovered along an Opuntia spine near where hundreds of

4 7 Shield bug

Shield bug

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

One of the most colorful shield bugs I've ...

1 0 Leaf-footed bug

Leaf-footed bug

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Leaf-footed bug on a prickly pear flower ...

0 2 Large Milkweed Bug

Large Milkweed Bug

by MariaSpringsArizona, USA

Red blue beetle on a milkweed pod

1 0 Cactus Coreid nymphs

Cactus Coreid nymphs

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

It is gregarious and large colonies can develop on some

2 0 Cactus Lady Beetle

Cactus Lady Beetle

by MachiFlorida, USA

I found the same kind on this plant a few days later as well

3 1 Cactus coreid

Cactus coreid

by Brian38McAllen, Texas, USA

Spotted on a cactus. This is a species of ...

2 0 Cactus Lady Beetle

Cactus Lady Beetle

by gatorfellowsDenton, Texas, USA

This is a black lady bug with two red dots ...

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by David46San Antonio, Texas, USA

A medium sized orange and black bug.

2 2 Scentless Plant Bug

Scentless Plant Bug

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

Brown bug with green edging on the abdomen. ...

1 4 Leaf-footed bug

Leaf-footed bug

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Insect that looks like an assassin bug but ...

4 0 Bordered plant bug

Bordered plant bug

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, Mexico

Bordered plant bug on a prickly pear

2 0 Cactus Coreid bug

Cactus Coreid bug

by BugEricColorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Adults about 10-12 mm in length, nymphs smaller. One adult shown in the images.

6 2 Cactus Lady Beetle

Cactus Lady Beetle

by BugEricArizona, USA

Glossy, black, hemispherical, with two large red spots, one on each elytron ...

0 0 Leaf-footed bugs

Leaf-footed bugs

by alicelongmartinSarasota, Florida, USA

A vegetarian true bug that has flattened ...

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