Acanthocephala femorata 

Florida Leaf-footed Bug

Florida native

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A leaf-footed bug commonly found on brushes and small trees in forests, woodlands and old fields year-round throughout Florida. They range through the southeastern states and into Mexico, Central America and across northern South America.
Male Florida leaf-footed bugs have a distinctive swollen hind femur with a single spike. In females the hind femor is slender with several small spikes. Acanthocephala femorata are 25-28mm (about 1 inch or more) long. The antenna are dull reddish to orangish and uniformly colored.

Acanthocephala femorata is a member of the Coreidae - Leaf-footed Bugs family.

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Date record last modified: Jul 27, 2022