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Phymata sp. - Phymata pennsylvanica
Copyright © 2017 Allen Woodliffe

Phymata sp. - Phymata pennsylvanica
Chatham, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
July 23, 2017
Size: 8 mm
I noted this poking out of the flower head of Echinacea purpurea.

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Phymata sp. - Phymata pennsylvanica Predator on Echinacea - Phymata pennsylvanica Predator on Echinacea - Phymata pennsylvanica
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Contributed by Allen Woodliffe on 23 July, 2017 - 12:52pm
Last updated 10 May, 2021 - 4:31pm

Moved
Moved from Jagged Ambush Bugs.
… v belov, 10 May, 2021 - 4:31pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.
… John S. Ascher, 9 August, 2017 - 6:44am login or register to post comments

adult Phymata sp.
not related to mantids or Orthoptera
… v belov, 24 July, 2017 - 7:58am login or register to post comments

 
Yes...I realize this now as s
Yes...I realize this now as someone else identified it as an Ambush Bug. Thanks.
… Allen Woodliffe, 24 July, 2017 - 8:19am login or register to post comments

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