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Green Arm-Biter - Zelus
Copyright © 2006 barrygragg

Green Arm-Biter - Zelus
Downsville, Delaware County, New York, USA
July 11, 2005
Size: 12 mm
I felt a mild sharp bite on my bare arm while walking through a mixed forest in the western Catskills. I was surprised to find this green fellow at the bite site. The bite was pink and swollen, about 5 mm diameter with a darker dot in the center.
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Contributed by barrygragg on 1 April, 2006 - 8:20am
Last updated 25 March, 2009 - 9:40am

Moved
Moved from Zelus.
… v belov, 25 March, 2009 - 9:40am login or register to post comments

Thanks, Omar and Eric, for th
Thanks, Omar and Eric, for the identification! I have walked forests for many years and had never seen one of these before.
… barrygragg, 3 April, 2006 - 7:21pm login or register to post comments

its an assassin bug in the fa
its an assassin bug in the family Reduviidae
… Omar Fahmy, 1 April, 2006 - 9:06am login or register to post comments

 
Yes.
The insect pictured is an immature assassin bug in the genus Zelus.
… Eric R. Eaton, 3 April, 2006 - 5:59pm login or register to post comments

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