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Leaf-footed bug

Piezogaster calcarator

Description:

About 20 mm in length, colored as shown. Male has swollen hind femora and a "kink" in the hind tibia.

Habitat:

Mixed conifer forest with understory of Gambel's Oak and chokecherrry among other shrubs.

Notes:

This pair was mating.

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BugEric
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BugEric

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Spotted on Jun 3, 2015
Submitted on Feb 12, 2018

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