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Florida Leaf footed bug

Acanthocephala femorata

Description:

Leaf footed bug under a big leaf. Family Coreidae.

Habitat:

Semi desert.

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4 Comments

AgnesAdiqueTalavera
AgnesAdiqueTalavera 11 years ago

Yes, that's the first one I noticed :). Thanks for confirming.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thanks Agnes but I think your suggestion is correct, it even has the yellow dot in the torax.

AgnesAdiqueTalavera
AgnesAdiqueTalavera 11 years ago

You're welcome Luis. Pls re-check also. EOL and Wikipedia images both show that lower rear legs are wider than the upper legs and with serrations, although BugGuide has images similar to your spotting.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_lea....
http://bugguide.net/node/view/16073.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 11 years ago

Thank you Agnes for the ID and the link.

LuisStevens
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LuisStevens

Guanajuato, Mexico

Spotted on Jan 26, 2013
Submitted on Feb 7, 2013

Spotted for Mission

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