Bug FAQGiant leaf-footed bug
Acanthocephala declivis · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Coreidae
The giant leaf-footed bug grows to about 28 to 34 mm (1.1 to 1.3 in) long. It can be told apart by a very wide pronotum that sticks out past the abdomen and blunt bumps on the front pronotal lobe. It lives from the southern United States down through El Salvador and on some Caribbean islands.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its range extends from the southern United States through Central America to El Salvador and includes some Caribbean islands.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 30 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, Louisiana.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Same family (Coreidae)
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Northern Leaf-Footed BugLeptoglossus oppositusSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthocephala_declivis
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Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.