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Jagged Ambush Bug - Phymata americana - male - female
Copyright © 2015 Richard Bunn

Jagged Ambush Bug - Phymata americana - Male Female
Chico Basin Ranch, ne side of HQ pond (38.507300° -104.440237° E5065’), Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
August 21, 2015
ID: The border/outline of connexival segments (flattened lateral border segments of abdomen separated by grooves/sutures) 1-3 are not smooth, but with small *points* on the posterior lateral edge of the segments. Reference: Daniel Swanson (2013). A review of the ambush bugs (Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Phymatinae) of Michigan: identification and additional considerations for two common eastern species.
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Contributed by Richard Bunn on 9 December, 2015 - 10:06am

Wow! Richard
that shot is amazing! Made my day.
… Diane Young, 9 December, 2015 - 10:54am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Diane
i get lucky every now and then
… Richard Bunn, 10 December, 2015 - 9:01am login or register to post comments

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