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Could Be A Western Leaf-Footed Bug
My wife and I were watching T.V. and saw something flying across to room from out of no where. I caught it under a glass and spent a little time looking it up on the Internet. Your site was the first one that I saw a picture of something that closely resembled what we had caught. It was the picture that was posted by Sharon on 11/8/2006. Attached are some pictures of the insect we caught on 11/8/2006 at about 9:00 P.M. where it was about 70 degrees F here in Saint Joseph, MO. If it is not the same insect do you think that you could identify it for me and my wife?
Thanks,
Chris and Tarah
P.S. It was already missing one of its legs when we caught it.

Hi Chris and Tarah,
Your specimen is closely related to the Western Leaf Footed Bug, but it is not the same species. Your specimen is in the Coreidae family of insects known as Big Legged Bugs or Leaf Footed Bugs. Your specimen does not have a common name, so the general Leaf Footed Bug will apply. Your specimen is Leptoglossus oppositus, and it can be identified by the three white spots on the wings which are visible when the insect is not flying. BugGuide has some excellent photos as well as identification tips on the various species in the genus Leptoglossus.

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