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Moby Lincoln, NE(Zone 5b) Jun 14, 2007

Found this guy on Yucca blooms

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Jun 14, 2007

That's a Leaf-Footed Bug, Leptoglossus clypealis. You can recognize him by the big tibia in his hind legs...looks like a leaf. Some consider them a serious pest, they are plant eaters.
Not sure about the species name....

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Moby Lincoln, NE(Zone 5b) Jun 14, 2007

Thank you.

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