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Photo#147795
Damsel bug? - Hoplistoscelis pallescens - female

Damsel bug? - Hoplistoscelis pallescens - Female
Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
September 23, 2007
Size: about 1.5cm long
Have I finally found a damsel bug (Nabidae)? I posted what I thought might be one to BugGuide a long time ago but it turned out to be an assassin. This one seems more like Nabidae to me.

Found this in the back yard when I shined a flashlight on what I think is a trumpet creeper vine.

H. pallescens: see the info page for taxonomy update

Moved
Moved from Hoplistoscelis.

Moved
Moved from Damsel Bugs.

Hoplistoscelis sordidus (Reuter)
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Moved
Moved from True Bugs.

confirmed!
:-)