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Jagged ambush bug

Phymata americana

Photo by abachmann
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Field Notes

Description:

Assassin bug with prey (small bee). Found in a cosmos flower.

Habitat:

Prairie Butterfly Garden at the Oahe Downstream Recreation Area

Species ID Suggestions

Jagged Ambush Bug

Phymata americana

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Comments (1)
bayucca
Reduviidae, Phymatinae, Phymata sp. and looks like being Phymata americana. You are correct with Assassin Bug, yours is from this family. Yours is actually an Ambush Bug. http://bugguide.net/node/view/214040/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/214042/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/24975/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/64424/bgimage http://bugguide.net/node/view/348342/bgimage?from=0

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PublishedAugust 5, 2014

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