Small green Atopozelus ♀

Atopozelus

Habitat:

Pequena fêmea Zelus com seus ovos Fabaceae.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Guanyang Zhang 7 years ago

Assassin bug

Atopozelus Atopozelus opsimus Elkins (Hemiptera: Reduviidae): Predator of the Exotic Pests in Eucalyptus spp. Plantations in Brazil (PDF Download Available)

2 Comments

Sckel 9 years ago

stephanie, thank you for your comment. :)
I've never seen female Zelus protect their eggs. even because, Zelus eggs are sticky. is not a good idea to sit on them.

Stephanie R. 9 years ago

Nice shots, Sckel!

Spotted by
Sckel

Espírito Santo, Brazil

Spotted on Aug 12, 2014
Submitted on Aug 12, 2014