Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910

Western Conifer Seed Bug

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Non-chordate Invertebrate

Sublevel 2: Invertebrate with bilateral symmetry

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Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Insecta

Order: Hemiptera

Family: Coreidae

Genus: Leptoglossus

Species: Leptoglossus occidentalis

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Recent

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: Yes

Listing:
UMass Extension Fact Sheets - Insects & Mites

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

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