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Milkweed Assassin Bug - Zelus longipes
Copyright © 2008 Ron M.

Milkweed Assassin Bug - Zelus longipes
Kenner, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA
December 18, 2007
This looks different from the 'standard' Milkweed Assassin Bug and has been playing on my mind for 6 months...

The black head and neck. The seemingly black bordered wings. The white spots...

Active imagination or something different?

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Milkweed Assassin Bug - Zelus longipes Milkweed Assassin Bug - Zelus longipes
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Contributed by Ron M. on 20 June, 2008 - 5:02pm
Last updated 6 July, 2008 - 7:39pm

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.
… Ron M., 6 July, 2008 - 7:39pm login or register to post comments

Melanism?
Might be a melanistic individual, something on the order of variation apparent in some yellowjacket species. Honestly, though, I really don't know.
… Eric R. Eaton, 20 June, 2008 - 6:37pm login or register to post comments

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