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Assassin bug nymph

Zelus Renardii

Photo by FotisAngel
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Field Notes

Notes:

in the first photo you can see the nymph and at the second one you can see the adult insect

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
bayucca
Assassin not Assasin ;-)... Thanks!
FotisAngel
already did it..thank you so much for your help.it was my first time that i saw its nymph.this bug invented greece the last years
bayucca
Nice find! Nymphs are always tricky to ID, so best thing is to see also the adult nearby. You should change your common name in Assassin Bug Nymph. Leafhopper is from a completely different family (Cicadellidae). Yours is Reduviidae.

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PublishedSeptember 23, 2014

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