Assassin Bug
Scadra wuchenfui
14.33, 121.09
Field Notes
Description:
This one scares me!! Scadra wuchenfui China, 1940, of Ectrichodiinae Amyot & Serville, 1843, is a subfamily of the reduviid (assassin bugs). Members of the subfamily are known for specializing on diplopods (millipedes). The bugs are known for their aposematic coloration, often brightly colored metallic blue, red, or yellow. Species of this subfamily hide under leaf litter and sometimes boulders and prey at night.
Habitat:
Backyard.
Notes:
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedAugust 10, 2013
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