Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 308: Western Conifer Seed Bug

Western Conifer Seed Bug
Arthropods Daily · No. 308 Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
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Western Conifer Seed Bug
Western Conifer Seed Bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis) – species of family “Leaf-footed Bugs“

The western conifer seed bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis, sometimes abbreviated as WCSB, is a species of true bug (Hemiptera) in the family Coreidae. It is native to North America west of the Rocky Mountains (California to British Columbia, east to Idaho and Nevada) but has in recent times expanded its range to eastern North America, and has become an invasive species in parts of Europe.

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