-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-​True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and Allies (Order Hemiptera)

-True Bugs (Suborder Heteroptera)​

-Pentatomomorph Bugs (Pentatomomorpha)

-Leaf-footed Bugs and Allies (Superfamily Coreiodea​)

-Leaf-footed Bugs (Family Coreidae​)

-Subfamily Coreinae​

-​Tribe Anisoscelini

-Genus Leptoglossus

-Complex Stigma

-Leptoglossus zonatus

Leptoglossus zonatus, commonly known as the Western Leaf-footed Bug, is a species of leaf-footed bug in the family Coreidae. These bugs are often recognized for the distinctive leaf-like extensions on their hind legs, which give them their common name. Like other leaf-footed bugs, Leptoglossus zonatus is a piercing-sucking insect that feeds on the sap of various plants. It prefers to feed on fruits, seeds, and flowers, particularly those of leguminous plants, such as beans, peas.