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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Milkweed Butterflies & Glasswings (Danainae) » Milkweed Butterflies (Danaini) » Danaus » Monarch - Hodges#4614 (Danaus plexippus)
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assassin bug nymph - Danaus plexippus
Copyright © 2010 Stuart Wilson

assassin bug nymph - Danaus plexippus
Santa Barbara, California, USA
September 6, 2008
I was shocked to see this immature assassin bug feeding on a full term monarch caterpillar in my back yard.

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assassin bug nymph - Danaus plexippus assassin bug nymph
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Contributed by Stuart Wilson on 19 November, 2010 - 6:01pm
Last updated 3 December, 2010 - 10:28pm

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Moths.
… David J. Ferguson, 3 December, 2010 - 10:28pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 1 December, 2010 - 4:11pm login or register to post comments

P. maculiventris?
Looks sort of like this one I found:
… metrioptera, 19 November, 2010 - 6:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Bi-Coastal?
What are the chances it is bi-coastal?
… Stuart Wilson, 19 November, 2010 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

 
P. maculiventris
is found pretty much throughout the whole country. There are several other possibilities though too.
… Andrew Meeds, 19 November, 2010 - 6:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Not necessarily
It's pretty tough to differentiate nymphs unless you have adults present. The Podisus nymphs all look mostly identical.
… Andrew Meeds, 19 November, 2010 - 6:21pm login or register to post comments

 
OK, next time I'll rear it ou
OK, next time I'll rear it out.
… Stuart Wilson, 19 November, 2010 - 6:24pm login or register to post comments

I think
That's an immature stink bug rather than an immature assassin bug. Probably something in or near genus Podisus.
… Andrew Meeds, 19 November, 2010 - 6:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Stink bug?
Thanks, Andrew. Hopefully someone will know the species...
… Stuart Wilson, 19 November, 2010 - 6:21pm login or register to post comments

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