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Leafhopper Assassin Bug (Zelus renardii)
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Copyright © 2009
Chris Mallory
Zelus? -
Zelus renardii
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Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
August 21, 2009
Size: ~ 12mm
A very common summer assassin bug here, though their numbers are noticably down from last year... can anybody help determine the species? Z. renardii maybe?
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Contributed by
Chris Mallory
on 21 August, 2009 - 7:33pm
Last updated 20 November, 2009 - 4:03pm
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drswanny
, 20 November, 2009 - 4:03pm
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Assassin Bug
That's what it looks like to me. That long snout. I have several variations of them on my gallery, but not that one.
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Donna at TheNatureInUs.com
, 21 August, 2009 - 9:05pm
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