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Fine Dining on Queen Anne's Lace - Zelus renardii
Copyright © 2006 Ron Hemberger

Fine Dining on Queen Anne's Lace - Zelus renardii
Fullerton Arboretum, Orange County, California, USA
August 5, 2006

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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 5 August, 2006 - 11:18pm
Last updated 29 September, 2006 - 3:51pm

Moved
Moved from Zelus.
… Eric R. Eaton, 29 September, 2006 - 3:51pm login or register to post comments

Z. renardii?
This may be the leafhopper assassin bug, Z. renardii. I see virtually no evidence of any spines on the thorax, which should rule out Z. tetracanthus (although, according to the key I am using, Z. tetracanthus is the only species in Oregon, and the specimens I have from Portland have no spines, either). Placing on Z. renardii guide page for now. We probably need specimens to put under a microscope if we ever hope to have the identities of western specimens verified.
… Eric R. Eaton, 29 September, 2006 - 3:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Eric
I love it when an older post comes alive! While I realize this isn't the same as having a specimen in hand, I've added two more photos in hopes that they will help. I may also post a second individual, similar but different.

(written minutes later)
Ah, already posted it, but only one image. Have added more there.



The second one was photographed a few feet from the first, a couple of weeks earlier.
… Ron Hemberger, 29 September, 2006 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

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