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3 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

I agree with Coreidae, Leaf-footed bug (please, correct the mis-spelling) and it is a nymph. But I am not sure if this really is Leptoglossus phyllopus, I am not even sure if it is a Leptoglossus sp.. Nymphs are often almost impossible to ID. I certainly see some similarities with Leptoglossus phyllopus, but I would not dare to confirm that. These nymphs are showing an amazing change in appearance during the different stages:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/4713/bgima...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/24096/bgpa...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/113113/bgi...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/31170/bgim...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/72103/bgim...
unid nymph, which looks very similar to yours:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/575159/bgi...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/575160/bgi...
If you are sure you may leaf it as Leptoglossus phyllopus. if you are not sure I personally would go with Leaf-footed Bug Nymph and Coreidae.

joelbtrevino
joelbtrevino 11 years ago

Thanks

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Nicely captured... its physical structure... and shades... beautifully presented.... True Nature photography.... Its a Leaf footed Bug.

joelbtrevino
Spotted by
joelbtrevino

San Antonio, Texas, USA

Spotted on Nov 24, 2012
Submitted on Nov 26, 2012

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