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Photo#399901
Copyright © 2010
Matt Edmonds
milkweed assasin bug
Orange County, Florida, USA
May 16, 2010
Size: .25 inch ish
Pretty sure this is a milkweed assasin nymph.... but didn't want to put it there without being positive.
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Contributed by
Matt Edmonds
on 23 May, 2010 - 9:54pm
Last updated 24 May, 2010 - 10:43am
Moved
Moved from
Leptoglossus
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Let's leave it here for now. I may have lucked onto the correct genus, but I am not an expert.
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 24 May, 2010 - 10:43am
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Moved
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Matt Edmonds
, 24 May, 2010 - 9:20am
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Hmm... don't think so.
None of the Milkweed Assassin Bug nymphs in the guide display the abdominal spines of your specimen. I'm thinking it might be a Coreid--maybe something like this:
Let's see what the experts have to say.
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 23 May, 2010 - 10:00pm
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cool....
glad I asked. :o)
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Matt Edmonds
, 23 May, 2010 - 10:27pm
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