Leaf-footed Bug
Acanthocephala terminalis
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Barling, Arkansas
Deer, Arkansas
Hartford, Arkansas
Malvern, Arkansas
Marion, Arkansas
Alford, Florida
Augusta, Georgia
Cornelia, Georgia
Lula, Georgia
East Moline, Illinois
Indianapolis, Indiana
Coushatta, Louisiana
Pineville, Louisiana
Grenada, Mississippi
Olive Branch, Mississippi
Croton On Hudson, New York
Ripley, Tennessee
Cibolo, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Houston, Texas
Spring, Texas
Ruckersville, Virginia
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Nymphs and adults suck sap from various plants, but unlike some relatives such as the squash bug, they are not pestiferous and do not harm cultivated plants. Although they have been observed on many species of plants, they have been reported as definitely feeding on only staghorn sumac, river grape, and nine-bark.
These bugs have one generation per year. Adults pass the winter. Eggs are produced in late spring and early summer. There are five nymphal instars.