Thursday, July 23, 2009

Leaf- Footed Bug





Scientific Name: Acanthocephala Declivis


Common Name: Leaf- Footed Bug


Range: North Carolina to Florida, West to Arizona


Identification: A leaf like creature with a flat and narrow body and 2 tubercles ( which are the two black dots behind its head)


Gender: ?

Location Found: My backyard on my mom's back. That's where he liked to hang. :)


Other Information: There are only three species in Florida.


If you have any questions or comments you can email me at emilysuejames@yahoo.com or leave a comment.

Thanks,

Emily James


PS there is a picture with it's Tubercles circled in red. They are very tiny so look hard. It is the first picture.





No comments:

Post a Comment