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Zelus? - Zelus renardii - female
Copyright © 2009 Chris Mallory

Zelus? - Zelus renardii - Female
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
August 21, 2009
Size: ~ 12mm
A very common summer assassin bug here, though their numbers are noticably down from last year... can anybody help determine the species? Z. renardii maybe?

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Zelus? - Zelus renardii - female Zelus? - Zelus renardii - female
Contributed by Chris Mallory on 21 August, 2009 - 7:33pm
Last updated 20 November, 2009 - 4:03pm

Moved
Moved from Zelus.
… drswanny, 20 November, 2009 - 4:03pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… margarethe brummermann, 22 August, 2009 - 10:38am

Assassin Bug
That's what it looks like to me. That long snout. I have several variations of them on my gallery, but not that one.
… Donna at TheNatureInUs.com, 21 August, 2009 - 9:05pm

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