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Western conifer seed bug Came across this beauty in a mixt forest near Doorn the Netherlands Geotagged,Leptoglossus occidentalis,Netherlands,Summer,Western conifer seed bug Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Western conifer seed bug

Came across this beauty in a mixt forest near Doorn the Netherlands

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The western conifer seed bug, "Leptoglossus occidentalis", sometimes abbreviated as WCSB, is a species of true bug in the family Coreidae. It was originally native to the warm-temperate western USA but has in recent times expanded its range and become an invasive species in parts of Europe.

Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by Paul Dirksen
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By Paul Dirksen

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Uploaded Aug 29, 2020. Captured Aug 28, 2020 13:39 in Leeuwenburgerlaan, 3941 Doorn, Netherlands.
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/13.0
  • 1/83s
  • ISO2000
  • 100mm