CLOSED: Anyone know the name of this strange looking insect?

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WeepingCherry Burnsville, NC(Zone 6b) Aug 03, 2015

Can someone please identify this insect? I've never seen it before.

Thanks!
:) Naomi

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Aug 03, 2015

It's a nymph of a leaf-footed bug in the genus Acanthocephala...
http://www.austinbug.com/coreidae.html

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WeepingCherry Burnsville, NC(Zone 6b) Aug 03, 2015

Thanks so much Flapdoodle!

:) Naomi

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Aug 03, 2015

You're welcome - those insects seem always draw attention when spotted!

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