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Leaf-footed bug

Narnia femorata

Description:

Insect that looks like an assassin bug but I am not sure it is one. 25 mm long. Small spikes on the hind legs.

Habitat:

On a prickly pear cactus.

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4 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 8 years ago

Thank you Bayucca for the ID and the links.

bayucca
bayucca 8 years ago

Coreidae, Coreinae. Might be Anisoscelini, possibly one of the Narnia genus? I only know the ones from US: Narnia femorata.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/267047/bgp...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/98939/bgpa...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/40258/bgpa...

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 8 years ago

Gracias andrecoppe.

andrecoppe
andrecoppe 8 years ago

Hola, Luis!
Debido a las patas traseras, este insecto parece ser un Coreidae. Pero tampoco puedo identificarlo.

LuisStevens
Spotted by
LuisStevens

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Spotted on Apr 5, 2015
Submitted on Apr 6, 2015

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