Leaf-footed Pine Seed Bug Leptoglossus corculus (Say, 1832)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Hemiptera   >   Family Coreidae   >   Genus Leptoglossus   

Status:

This eastern U.S. species is found in habitats with pines. Adults overwinter.

Description:

Compare Western Conifer Seed Bug. Note that the outer metatibial dilation is significantly longer than the inner (BugGuide, 2014).

There are 19 records in the project database.

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A Leaf-footed Pine Seed Bug in Talbot Co., Maryland (4/10/2014). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Leaf-footed Pine Seed Bug in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (2/17/2022). (c) spyingnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by spyingnaturalist via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Leaf-footed Pine Seed Bug in Baltimore City, Maryland (2/17/2020). (c) Nicole Hartig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Nicole Hartig via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Leaf-footed Pine Seed Bug in Baltimore City, Maryland (12/14/2019). (c) Nathaniel Schwartz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND). Photo by Nathaniel Schwartz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Leaf-footed Pine Seed Bug in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/28/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)

Leaf-footed Pine Seed Bug in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/28/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Hans Holbrook. (MBP list)


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