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Which assasin bug? - Zelus renardii

Which assasin bug? - Zelus renardii
Alamogordo, Otero County, New Mexico, USA
August 21, 2008
Size: 10-12mm
We fed our nymph and this is what it became.

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Nymph or Adult? And what is it? - Zelus renardii Nymph or Adult? And what is it? - Zelus renardii Nymph or Adult? And what is it? - Zelus renardii Which assasin bug? - Zelus renardii Which assasin bug? - Zelus renardii

Moved

Moved
Moved from Zelus.

Three of the four images....
The first three images in this series are of an adult assassin bug in the genus Zelus. Western specimens are very difficult to assign to species.

 
i believe it belongs to Z. renardii page
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The fourth image is the same
The fourth image is the same bug as the first three. He's been in a large peanut butter jar on our counter all week and just molted yesterday.

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