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Pale Green Assassin Bug

Zelus luridus

Photo by JordiPrats
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Green in color, orange line across top abdomen, orange eyes, elongated body.

Habitat:

Spotted at Inwood Hill Park New York, USA.

Notes:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Reduviidae
Subfamily: Harpactorinae
Tribe: Harpactorini
Genus: Zelus
Species: Z. luridus

Reference Links:

Zelus luridus - Wikipedia, Species Zelus luridus - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Pale Green Assassin Bug

Zelus luridus

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PublishedApril 4, 2021

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