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Pale green assassin bug

Zelus luridus

Description:

The base color of Z.luridus is apple green, and markings on the back may be very dark or rather light. The legs sometimes have dark or red bands on the distal ends of the femurs, but these can often be so light as to be almost invisible. Size 12.4 - 18 mm.

1 Comment

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 6 years ago

Nice find! The body shape of this Bug does not match Zelus luridis. Especially notice the difference in the shape of the head/thorax area. You can compare here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/1279496/bg...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/1163898/bg...

Florida, USA

Spotted on Jun 27, 2017
Submitted on Jun 28, 2017

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