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Assassin bug nymphs? - Euthyrhynchus floridanus
Copyright © 2008 Gerry Bishop

Assassin bug nymphs? - Euthyrhynchus floridanus
Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
September 20, 2008
Size: 1/2 inch long
I believe these are assassin bug nymphs, but I'm not sure--and certainly not sure of the genus or species. It was amazing to watch the smaller one carry the dead bumblebee all around the plant it was on with seeming little effort. Anyone with ID suggestions?
Contributed by Gerry Bishop on 21 September, 2008 - 12:20pm
Last updated 18 December, 2008 - 2:55pm

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… Eric R. Eaton, 18 December, 2008 - 2:55pm

Not an ID...
... but to me they look like Florida Predatory Stink Bug nymphs, Euthyrhynchus floridanus.
… Carmen Champagne, 21 September, 2008 - 5:36pm

 
Assassun bug nymphs?
Thanks for your suggestion, Carmen. But would there be Florida stink bugs in central Virginia?
… Gerry Bishop, 22 September, 2008 - 8:28am

 
Yes.
The species ranges pretty far north on the Atlantic seaboard, where maritime influences extend the range of what would 'normally' be southern species.
… Eric R. Eaton, 18 December, 2008 - 2:54pm

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