What do leaf footed bugs do?

They are known to do damage to nut trees such as almond and pistachio.

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Species of Acanthocephalans

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Scientific Classification

Phylum

Arthropods

Class

Bugs

Order

True bugs, hoppers, aphids, and allies

Family

Leaf-footed bugs

Genus

Acanthocephalans

Species

Giant leaf-footed bug (Acanthocephala declivis)

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