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Acanthocephala terminalis
Found this interesting bug on hibiscus leaf in my garden. Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Class Insecta (Insects) Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies) Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs) Superfamily Coreoidea Family Coreidae (Leaf-footed Bugs)
A number of different species under the name, its a Leaf-footed Bug or also Squash Bug (as it is a pest of squash plants and cucurbits) -Reference mentioned in the respective place.
Thanks this does look like belonging to Family: Coreidae, but many species under the family.
Thnks and yes English for Punaise is Bug :)
Spotted on Feb 22, 2011
Submitted on Jul 18, 2012
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