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oldude New Iberia, LA Aug 16, 2008

I thought that these were assassin bugs but I am not sure. Can you please help identify. Sorry about the picture quality.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Aug 17, 2008

These most likely are leaf-footed bugs (family Coreidae) - see http://images.whatsthatbug.com/images/coreid_tomato.jpg

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kitten0115 La Vergne, TN Aug 17, 2008

they look like boxelder bugs. The nymphs are mostly red-orange in color. The picture is not very clear. But if it is they are moe of a pain than anything else. Usually seen on sunny areas, windows, houses and plants. Someone around you has an bocelder tree/bush.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Aug 17, 2008

I'm sorry, kitten, but these most definitely are NOT boxelder bugs. Among other clues, the body shape of the nymphs in this photo is wrong for boxelder bugs (see http://i.pbase.com/t1/94/339594/4/53486110.12134.jpg), and the head and pronotum of adult boxelder bugs is not entirely orange (see http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/O&T/houseplants/ort040e/boxelbu2.jpg).

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kitten0115 La Vergne, TN Aug 17, 2008

your correct i didn't notice the red head but i did notice that there is no flattening of the hind legs therefoer it's not a leaf footed bug either

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kitten0115 La Vergne, TN Aug 17, 2008

well, the more I research this bug I believe it is a leaf footed bug and nymphs, although I can't seem to see the flare on the hin legs. If it is watch out your tomatoes are candy to them.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Aug 17, 2008

Not all coreids have obviously expanded hind legs (see http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent425/text18/coreidae.jpg), particularly as nymphs (see http://www.myrmecos.net/insects/Thassus1.JPG), and often the camera angle can hide this feature as well. We really need a clearer photo of these creatures.

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kitten0115 La Vergne, TN Aug 17, 2008

I Like the first website the second doesn't really show the orange head, and I wasn't looking at the nymphs.

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oldude New Iberia, LA Aug 22, 2008

Thanks guys and there is no flatten place on the legs.
Suunto’s picture looks exactly like what I had. I figured they were not friends when I went to take another picture and found one of them with its mouthpart stuck inside a tomato.
Thanks again Oldude

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