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Assassin bug? - Podisus
Copyright © 2007 Pamela Martin

Assassin bug? - Podisus
Thomasburg, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
August 26, 2007
I found this bug on a milkweed sucking the life out of a (probably final instar) Monarch caterpillar. My guess is some kind of assassin bug, but couldn't find just the right one in the guide--perhaps it's something else altogether?

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Contributed by Pamela Martin on 26 August, 2007 - 8:56am
Last updated 24 July, 2008 - 12:14pm

Moved
Moved from Not yet identified nymphs.
… john and jane balaban, 24 July, 2008 - 12:14pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Stink Bugs.
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Moved
Moved from True Bugs.
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Stink bug
A predatory stink bug. A nymph, I don't recognize the species right now.
… Lynette Schimming, 26 August, 2007 - 9:26am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Checking through the guides, stink bug does seem right. I found this one in the genus Podisus that looks very similar (and is also chowing down on a Monarch caterpillar).
… Pamela Martin, 26 August, 2007 - 10:18am login or register to post comments

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