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Zelus longipes - Zelus longipes
Copyright © 2009 Ava Bock

Zelus longipes - Zelus longipes
Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
July 20, 2009
Milkweed Assassin Bug

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Contributed by Ava Bock on 20 July, 2009 - 4:10pm
Last updated 12 October, 2009 - 4:29pm

Moved
Moved from Assassin Bugs.
… John R. Maxwell, 12 October, 2009 - 4:29pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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… Ken Schneider, 19 August, 2009 - 12:47pm login or register to post comments

Not Acanthocephala
I believe this and your second shot are nymphs of Milkweed Assassin, see guide. Your third linked image here, looks like coreid nymphs, probably Leptoglossus - note different antennae (not bent), and spikes on body. Shots that are not of the same individual should not be linked, so I'm unlinking them from these.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 20 July, 2009 - 4:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Zelus longipes - Milkweed Assassin Bug
Thank you for you help. I was able to find an image of an adult cannibalizing a nymph. It was a great reference image. Hopefully I have it correct this time.
… Ava Bock, 20 July, 2009 - 5:03pm login or register to post comments

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