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Leaf footed bug

Leptoglossus sp.

Description:

It is a medium sized bug that has a leaf like apperance.This species always sits on walls and waits to find a sharp shooter bug to eat.

Habitat:

Fort worth, Texas

Notes:

It was sitting on a wall

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3 Comments

Ornithoptera80
Ornithoptera80 4 years ago

Thanks, updated.

Ornithoptera80
Ornithoptera80 4 years ago

Thank you tmvdh,I have removed assassin bugs from the description.But the closest I got for the species is L. occidentalis

tmvdh
tmvdh 4 years ago

Bugs of the family Coreidae aren't assassin bugs! This one belongs to the genus Leptoglossus - but doesn't look like L. occidentalis...

Ornithoptera80
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Ornithoptera80

Haltom City, Texas, USA

Spotted on Sep 8, 2019
Submitted on Sep 8, 2019

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