Leptoglossus fulvicornis (Westwood, 1842) is a animal in the Coreidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Leptoglossus fulvicornis (Westwood, 1842)

Leptoglossus fulvicornis (Westwood, 1842)

Leptoglossus fulvicornis is a North American magnolia-feeding leaf-footed bug in the Coreidae family.

Family
Genus
Leptoglossus
Order
Hemiptera
Class
Insecta

About Leptoglossus fulvicornis (Westwood, 1842)

Leptoglossus fulvicornis (Westwood, 1842) is a species of leaf-footed bug that belongs to the family Coreidae. This species is found in North America. It is a specialist that feeds and develops on magnolia fruit. Females lay its eggs on the underside of magnolia leaves, and both immature instars and adult bugs feed on magnolia fruit and seeds.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Coreidae Leptoglossus

More from Coreidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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