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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Cimicomorpha » Assassin Bugs (Reduviidae) » Harpactorinae » Harpactorini » Zelus » Milkweed Assassin Bug (Zelus longipes)
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Reduviid sp. in Palm Beach County, FL - Zelus longipes
Copyright © 2012 Ben Kolstad

Reduviid sp. in Palm Beach County, FL - Zelus longipes
Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
February 16, 2012
Size: 2 cm
I've been seeing nymphs of this species since (at least) early January. Today I found what looks like an adult (wings finally present). I assume some sort of Zelus species, but the key I found online is beyond my meager skills. Anyone recognize it?

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Contributed by Ben Kolstad on 16 February, 2012 - 9:09am
Last updated 25 February, 2012 - 10:53pm

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 25 February, 2012 - 10:53pm login or register to post comments

Try...
...Milkweed Assassin Bug (Zelus longipes).



I unlinked the image of the nymph. Linking is only for images of the same specimen.
… Ron M., 16 February, 2012 - 9:21am login or register to post comments

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