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Leaf Footed BugsBeetle-like bug
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 2:11 PM
Hi Bugman!
I live in Northeast Illinois near the Wisconsin border, and I’ve noticed a “new” bug hanging aroung on my house, my deck, and some plants. I’ve never seen a bug like this, and I’m hoping you can tell me what it is. It has hair on it’s legs and around it’s head, and I’m pretty sure this bug can fly.
Thanks!
Tracy Spidyweber
Midwest
Western Conifer Seed Bug
Hi Tracy Spidyweber,
This is a Western Conifer Seed Bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis. Perhaps the reason it is a new species for you is that in the past decade, its range has greatly expanded from the Pacific Northwest. This range expansion may be partially explained by climate changes, but human mobility and the ease of accidentally transporting unknown passengers is doubtless a contributing factor.
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Comments 1
Nice to finally know what this critter is! They enter our home every year about this time and they DO fly! Nice to know they’re harmless. I’ll let our current captives go.
Posted 07 Nov 2009 at 3:13 pm ¶Post a Comment
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