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Petalops jactatus, a flag-footed bug on a leaf at night This species was described in June 2021. As mentioned on iNaturalist ( <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106359136" rel="nofollow">https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106359136</a> ), this might be the first known occurrence outside of Ecuador. Geotagged,Peru,Petalops jactatus,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Petalops jactatus, a flag-footed bug on a leaf at night

This species was described in June 2021. As mentioned on iNaturalist ( https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/106359136 ), this might be the first known occurrence outside of Ecuador.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Congrats on this super cool find, John! Posted 3 years ago

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The Petalops jactatus

Petalops jactatus is a species of flag-footed bugs (family Coreidae) described in 2021 from Ecuador.

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Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by John Sullivan
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Uploaded Feb 19, 2022. Captured Jan 29, 2022 08:33 in FRC7+3R Mazán District, Peru.
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  • DC-G9
  • f/14.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO400
  • 60mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.