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True bug - Zelus luridus
Copyright © 2006 Jonathan Burishkin

True bug - Zelus luridus
Collegedale, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
May 17, 2006
Contributed by Jonathan Burishkin on 11 September, 2006 - 7:43am
Last updated 8 November, 2006 - 5:28pm

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.
… Eric R. Eaton, 8 November, 2006 - 5:28pm

Assassin bug.
This is an adult assassin bug in the genus Zelus. I'll eventually segregate our images into species, just haven't had time. Update: Z. luridus, male.
… Eric R. Eaton, 11 September, 2006 - 3:32pm

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