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Acanthocephala declivis
Large gray bug with knobby "shoulders." The wide blades on its hind legs do look like leaves. Notice also the orange tips on the antennae. It's about 1¼" long.
Rainforest, Maya Mt. foothills, mid-canopy
This bug landed on my veranda, and sat for about 20 seconds on the veranda rail for its photo, then squatting at a steep angle before taking off at a steep incline to land several yards overhead in a tree. The side photo was just before it launched.
Spotted on Dec 21, 2015
Submitted on Dec 27, 2015
3 Comments
Okay, changed to read correctly.
Ah! My mistake -- not an assassin bug, but the common name, genus and species are correct. Thanks for the correction.
Hi Irene, great spotting. But it's not an assassin bug (family Reduviidae) - it belongs to the family Coreidae.