#leaf footed bug

[onenicebugperday]

Leaf-footed bug, Bitta alipes, Coreidae

Found from Nicaragua down through Ecuador

Photo 1 by pedro_alonso, 2-4 by seigmond, 5 by theo_michael_schmitt, 6 by johndeitsch, 7 by hsgzoe, 8 by stivensaldarriaga, and 9 for scale by fatroosterfarm

[bethdehart]

Thorax Thursday 12-21

Leaf footed bug!

[jupiterswasphouse]

[PHOTOS TAKEN: SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2023 | Image IDs: Two photos of a young grey leaf footed bug on a slightly dirty white metal surface, the insect appears to be missing one pair of legs /End IDs.]

[2001stars]

[shrimp-and-company]

biggest leaf footed bug ever at work

[kaoshive]

i have a bug

Is that how titles work. I found a bug

I have a dead leaf-footed bug in my home and I kinda want to preserve it but like I dunno how or if it’s a good idea or where I would put it. But I kinda wanna know. And wikihow isn’t the most reliable source

help

[kedreeva]

Acanthocephala terminalis, I think. Leaf-footed bug. A good and cute baby.

[jonnysinsectcatalogue]

Conifer Seed Bug - Leptoglossus occidentalis

Looking at old favorites to revisit, I haven’t given the Western Conifer Seed Bug the large photography showcase that it deserves. Today is the start of that with a closer look at the nymph, and this specimen will return again by the end of the year with pictures of full grown adults as they navigate the wilderness. So, to the nymph! Like other Hemipterans/True Bugs, the Conifer Seed Bug nymph resembles the adult as it molts from instar to instar, growing larger with each molt. Based on comparisons to other L. occidentalis nymph images, I believe the individual here was a nymph in its 4th instar due to its size and proportions (5th is possible, but may be a stretch). The 4th instar means that this individual is two molts away from reaching full adulthood. I’m leaning more towards 4th instar as the images I’ve seen of the 5th instar tend to show the insects with colors and patterns closer to the adult (on the head and thorax), but it’s possible that this young one was freshly molted. Though small, the similarities are apparent between the young nymph and the adult specimen found just a week later. This nymph has the beginnings of the enlarged rear legs and the leaf-like shape near the foot. 

This nymph here also has faint red eyes and banded striping along its legs and antennae that matches the patterning on the adult specimen. With comparisons between Pictures 1-9 and Picture 10, it may seem like a quantum leap to adulthood (especially in terms of size), but believe me it sneaks up on them quickly! Moreover, consider this: the eggs of the Conifer Seed Bug are so small that they can be laid on a pine needle. In fact, that how it usually goes as the main food resource of this insect is found on (and in) pine trees. Both nymphs and adults feed on the juice of a conifer tree’s green cones and the sap within using their rostrum to pierce and sip. Picture 5 offers a glimpse at this mouthpart when unfolded, but I doubt this individual would have much use for it with the plant it’s walking on. As to why this youngling isn’t in the pines above, my thought is that it fell on accident or dropped to escape something. With only wing buds it’ll be a big climb back up, but with a smell for pine in the antennae it could find its way back up among the pine cones and needles. That’s just for the summer to autumn over here, as when winter arrives, they overwinter outside or enter houses to seek warmth. If you find one, remember to catch it (rather than crush it, avoid the chemical defense) and put it outside.

Pictures of nymph were taken on August 11, 2019 with a Samsung Galaxy S7; Picture of adult was taken on August 19, 2019 with a Samsung Galaxy S4. A special thanks to my mother for loaning me her phone while mine was charging so that I could share these photos with you.

[middle-name-queer]

Bugs on your dash.

[clannfearrunt]

Stunning eastern leaf footed bug, presumably sunning itself in the middle of the road this morning. Didn’t want to risk crushing it with the car so I gently prodded at it with a stick until it flew away. Lovely animal, always glad to see these guys.

[blattodean]

Bug time!!

[onenicebugperday]

Spike wilters in the genus Pephricus, Coreidae (leaf-footed bugs)

Found primarily in southern Africa

Photos 1-3 by bartwursten, 4-5 by magdastlucia, 6 by ryanvanhuyssteen, 7 by venturefoth, 8 by cecileroux, and 9-10 by oswaldkurten

[alcnfr]

Giant Leaf-footed Bug (Acanthocephala declivis) on a chain-link fence rail...

[jupiterswasphouse]

[PHOTOS TAKEN: JULY 11TH, 2023 | Image IDs: Two photos of a grey, brown/red, and yellow leaf footed bug nymph on the smooth bark of a rowan tree /End IDs.]

[stickbugenjoyer]

Nymphs of Anasa tristis in different instars

[inthecityofgoodabode]

October 2023: Seen While Walking

This dog learned to climb this tree so it can see over the fence:

Blue sky in the wasteland:

More positivity at the park:

One of the two persimmon trees up at the park is still bearing fruit. I usually pick four to six to snack on while I'm walking: