Leptoglossus clypealis

{{Short description|Species of true bug}}

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| genus = Leptoglossus

| species = clypealis

| authority = Heidemann, 1910

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Leptoglossus clypealis, the western leaf-footed bug, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Adult L. clypealis are {{Convert|18-19|mm|in}} in length. They are brown with flared, leaf-like expansions near their feet and a pale band across their wings.{{Cite book |last1=Will |first1=Kip |title=Field Guide to California Insects |last2=Gross |first2=Joyce |last3=Rubinoff |first3=Daniel |last4=Powell |first4=Jerry A. |publisher=University of California Press |year=2020 |isbn=9780520288744 |location=Oakland, California |pages=126–128}}

L. clypealis is commonly found on juniper, but can be a pest to agricultural crops. In the 1980s, Hasan Bolkan discovered that the leaf-footed bug was a cause of lesions on commercially produced pistachio crops.{{Cite journal|last1=Bolkan|first1=H. A.|last2=Ogawa|first2=J. M.|last3=Rice|first3=R. E.|last4=Bostock|first4=R. M.|last5=Crane|first5=J. C.|date=1984-10-01|title=Leaffooted Bug (Hemiptera: Coreidae) and Epicarp Lesion of Pistachio Fruits|journal=Journal of Economic Entomology|language=en|volume=77|issue=5|pages=1163–1165|doi=10.1093/jee/77.5.1163|issn=1938-291X}}

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