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 of the adults which are usually divided - leathery at the front (i.e. closest to the head), membranous at the back.
Family: Coreidae (leaf-footed bugs)
The name refers to the leaf-like expansion of the hind leg.
Species: Narnia sp. (probably)
Common Name: leaf-footed bug (general)
Date: 2001 August 14
Place: Guadalupe Mountains National Park
along the Frijole Trail on Prickly Pear
Hemipterid juveniles, or nymphs, look much like the adults except they lack wings. In this small cluster of nymphs, the two smallest look different - they have not molted as many times as the larger ones. All of the insects shown feed on Prickly Pear plant juices.
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