Leptoglossus phyllopus

TaxID: 1284684

Basic Information

Leptoglossus phyllopus

Leaf-footed Bug

Leptoglossus phyllopus or eastern leaf-footed bug is a species of leaf-footed bugs in the same genus as the western conifer seed bug (L. occidentalis). The eastern leaf-footed bug is found throughout the southern United States, from Florida to California, through Mexico, and as far south as Costa Rica. These bugs are a common garden insect which may damage a wide variety of crops including cotton, peaches and tomatoes, and seeds such as beans, black-eyed peas and sorghum. Like other bugs L. phyllopus suck juices from plants by puncturing them with their sucking mouth parts, making them resistant to ingested pesticides. A toxin is injected into the plant when piercing its skin, causing discoloration and hard spots on fruits. The adult bugs are highly resistant to pesticides; however, they are vulnerable in their bright orange nymph stage. Trap crops can be used to lure them away from desired plants and to encourage predator populations, and in small garden plots handpicking, the use of trap crops, and bug traps baited with methyl (E, Z)-2,4-decadienoate can be effective controls. Acetosyringone is produced by the male leaffooted bug and used in its communication system. Leptoglossus phyllopus emits a foul odor when it is handled

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Hemiptera

Coreidae

Leptoglossus

phyllopus

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Photos (5 photos)

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Morphological Features

Adult body length 15–18 mm, elongate-oval, somewhat flattened dorsoventrally. General coloration brownish-red. Head relatively small, with a distinct transverse pale band across the hemelytra that is straight and complete. Antennae filiform, four-segmented. Pronotum trapezoidal, with lateral margins slightly explanate. Scutellum triangular, reaching about half the length of the hemelytra. Hemelytra with membrane bearing numerous veins. Hind tibiae expanded into a leaf-like flange, a characteristic feature of the genus. Legs brownish, femora sometimes with small spines. Ventral surface lighter in color. Body covered with fine punctation and short, recumbent pubescence.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Adult Source Type: Scholarly article
Citation:

Rubén D. Collantes G., Jahzeel Samaniego, Maricsa Jerkovic, Alonso Santos-Murgas. 2024. Leptoglossus phyllopus (Hemiptera: Coreidae) asociado a cultivos de café y maíz en Cerro Punta, Chiriquí, Panamá. Revista Científica Guacamaya

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Republic of Korea Quarantine pests —

Distribution (5 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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Present
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Absent
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Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Bahamas Present —
Canada Present —
Japan Present —
Mexico Present —
United States of America Present —

Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Assembly Accession Assembly Level Genome Size(Mb) Contig N50(Kb) Scaffold N50(Kb) BUSCO% Downloads Actions
GCA_041002905.1 Chromosome 1665 1824 155070 -

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (31 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
USHEM091-10 BOLD:AAG8868 COI-5P 658 United States 2010-03-20 27.27564, -82.26614000000001
USHEM090-10 BOLD:AAG8868 COI-5P 658 United States 2010-03-24 27.67289, -82.36363
USHEM089-10 BOLD:AAG8868 COI-5P 658 United States 2010-03-19 27.25242, -82.29577
TTBHT319-09 BOLD:AAG8868 COI-5P 406 United States 2001-05-30 32.793, -79.942
TTBHT307-09 BOLD:AAG8868 COI-5P 406 United States 2001-05-30 32.793, -79.942
TTBHT234-09 BOLD:AAG8868 COI-5P 406 United States 2001-05-30 32.793, -79.942
GBMIN68210-17 BOLD:AAG8868 COI-5P 792 - - -
CNCHA2062-11 BOLD:AAG8868 COI-5P 658 United States 1967-05-16 -
CNCHA2060-11 BOLD:AAG8868 COI-5P 658 United States 1959-03-29 -
CNCHA2059-11 BOLD:AAG8868 COI-5P 403 United States 1952-03-24 -
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