Species

Leptoglossus occidentalis (Western conifer seed bug)

Leptoglossus occidentalis. Photo: (c) Wildlife in a Dorset garden., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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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.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hemiptera (True bugs, hoppers, aphids, and allies)
        Suborder: Heteroptera (True bugs)
        Infraorder: Pentatomomorpha (Pentatomomorph bugs)
        Superfamily: Coreoidea (Leaf-footed bugs and allies)
        Family: Coreidae (Leaf-footed bugs)
        Subfamily: Coreinae
        Tribe: Anisoscelini
        Genus: Leptoglossus
        Complex: Leptoglossus clypealis
        Species: Leptoglossus occidentalis (Western conifer seed bug)

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