Class: Hexapoda (animals with six legs - includes all insects)
Order: Hemiptera (true bugs)
hemi = half and ptera = wings (singular is pteron)
This name refers to the structure of the front wings which are usually divided - leathery at the front membranous at the back.
Family: Coreidae (leaf-footed bugs)
The name refers to the leaf-like expansion of the hind leg on many species in this family (but not this one).
Species: Acanthocephala sp. (probably thomasi)
Common Name: leaf-footed bug (general)
Date Collected: unknown
Place: Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Insect Display Case in Visitor Center at Pine Springs
Date Observed: 2001 June through August
Place: Guadalupe Mountains National Park
on vegetation in lowland areas
This bug was prominent on the flowers and seed pods of the Yucca elata (Soaptree Yucca) early in the season but occurs on a number of different plants. Nymphs (juveniles) were present in late June.
juvenile (nymph) Acanthocephala sp.
2001 June 25 along the McKittrick Canyon Trail
Links
Note: This is a personal web site and is not affiliated with the National Park Service or Guadalupe Mountains National Park. Contact information for the author, Ron Lyons, is accessible through the Index Page referenced below. Thank you.