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Leaf Footed Bug

acanthocephala terminalis

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4 Comments

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 8 years ago

I agree with jeslowery, this looks like Acanthocephala terminalis. http://bugguide.net/node/view/16391

Weird but a lot cool

jeslowery
jeslowery 8 years ago

It's a leaf-footed bug (family Coreidae); maybe Acanthocephala terminalis (they are pretty common in the Eastern U.S.) - but hard to say for sure...

TeresaBurke
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TeresaBurke

South Carolina, USA

Spotted on May 6, 2015
Submitted on May 6, 2015

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