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Identify possible pest

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Help me to identify this kind of insect. Thank you.


Posted by: Francisco (1 point) Francisco
Posted: November 30, 2016




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Yes better picture would help. To me it looks like a leaffooted bug (family Coreidae) a common pest of many crops. Both adult and nymphs suck sap from different part of plants. The insect got its name because of small leaf-like enlargements on the hind leg. There are several species

Leptoglossus zonatus (has two yellow spots just behind the head (on the pronotum)
Leptoglossus clypealis ( has a thorn-like projection called a clypeus that extends forward from the tip of the head)
Leptoglossus occidentalis (has neither of these features)

http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn...


Posted by: Dr. Ravishankar Narayana (15 points) Dr. Ravishankar Narayana
Posted: November 30, 2016


Francisco commented,
Thanks a lot.
over 7 years ago.



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It´s difficult to do it with this picture,it seems a Coleoptera but for more will need details and better picture.


Posted by: Mario H.Podliszewski (4 points) Mario H.Podliszewski
Posted: November 30, 2016




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That is absolutely not a beetle as suggested in the first response (Coleoptera).. Is there locality information for this bug?
It is likely some kind of Coreid (leaf-footed bug) but hard to tell from this image.


Posted by: Lauren Diepenbrock (4 points) Lauren Diepenbrock
Posted: December 1, 2016




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