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Leaffooted Bug (A true bug!), Leptoglossus oppositus

 

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This bug was on the outside of the window and all other reflections (camera lens, etc.), dirt specs and outdoor images are as they appeared and have not been added or manipulated.

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Leptoglossus is a genus of true bugs in the leaf-footed bug family. Several species are economic pests of agricultural crops. Like members of some other genera in the family, these bugs have leaflike dilations of the hind tibia. Leptoglossus oppositus is one of a variety of species of leaf-footed bugs. It looks very much like Leptoglossus fulvicornis but can be distinguished by the deeper scallops in the leaf-like feature of the hind tibia and the addition of three white spots across the hemelytra.

 

Source: Wikipedia

 

Scientific name: Leptoglossus oppositus

Phylum: Arthropoda

Order: True bugs

Rank: Species

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Uploaded on October 22, 2019
Taken on October 21, 2019