''Leptoglossus oppositus'' a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

of leaf-footed bug (family Coreidae) found in North America. It resembles '' Leptoglossus fulvicornis'' but can be distinguished by the deeper scallops in the leaf-like feature of the hind tibia and the addition of three white spots across the

hemelytra An elytron (; ; , ) is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera), though a few of the true bugs (Hemiptera) such as the family Schizopteridae are extremely similar; in true bugs, the forewings are called hemelytra (sometimes alterna ...

. This species is widely dispersed from New York to Florida and as far west as Iowa and Minnesota, as well as the southwest regions of the United States into Mexico.Baranowski, Richard M. 1986
''Coreidae of Florida''
Florida Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Plant Industry, Gainesville, Florida.

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''Leptoglossus oppositus''
on BugGuide.Net Hemiptera of North America Insects described in 1832 Anisoscelidini {{Coreidae-stub