Summary ²

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.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Wildlife in a Dorset garden., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/drinkermoth/8086614604/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_conifer_seed_bug

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• BugGuide
• BugGuide
• CalPhotos
• Catalogue of Palaearctic Heteroptera
• Coreoidea.SpeciesFile.org
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Guide to the identification of species of the genus Leptoglossus Guérin-Méneville, 1831 of continental North America north of Mexico
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• NBN Atlas
• 日本のレッドデータ検索システム

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