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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) » Unidentified assassin bug eggs and nymphs
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Which species of Assassin Bug are these emerging nymphs?
Copyright © 2012 Cynthia Bingham Keiser

Which species of Assassin Bug are these emerging nymphs?
Escondido, San Diego County, California, USA
April 17, 2012
These nymphs started emerging on an Orange tree at 11:30 am. They're still going now at 5 pm. I've only seen Zelus renardii on our property and their colors seem to match. Please let me know if an ID is possible with these pics. Sorry, no macro :(

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Which species of Assassin Bug are these emerging nymphs? Which species of Assassin Bug are these emerging nymphs?
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Contributed by Cynthia Bingham Keiser on 17 April, 2012 - 7:10pm
Last updated 31 January, 2014 - 9:03pm

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Zelus is certainly a possibility, but I suspect you'd have to rear them to be sure. Hold on to see if others can tell you more.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 17 April, 2012 - 7:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Hi Ken, I'll try that and give an update.
… Cynthia Bingham Keiser, 17 April, 2012 - 7:19pm login or register to post comments

 
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The nymphs weren't thriving so I put them back on the tree. Of course then it wasn't a controlled watch so there's no way to tell for sure but there are a few Z. renardii on this and surrounding citrus trees now. I haven't seen any other species but I could be just not seeing them.
… Cynthia Bingham Keiser, 19 June, 2012 - 12:58pm login or register to post comments

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