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Ambush Bug

Phymatinae

Photo by TomLand
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

1/8" long mostly green with yellow spot on it's back sitting on a Fleabane blossom, lots of Aphids on plant.

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Comments (3)
The MnMs
Interesting beauty! I have a similar posting of another insect that chose a daisy to spend his sunny day that I was a bout to post..Funny coincidence! :-)
Mark Ridgway
Excellent find Tom... face like a frog and raptorial forelegs.
StirredMocha
Looks like an ambush bug (Phymata sp.) nymph. http://bugguide.net/node/view/4833/bgpage?from=5
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PublishedAugust 15, 2014

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