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Ambush Bug

Phymatinae

Description:

1/8" long mostly green with yellow spot on it's back sitting on a Fleabane blossom, lots of Aphids on plant.

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3 Comments

The MnMs
The MnMs 9 years ago

Interesting beauty! I have a similar posting of another insect that chose a daisy to spend his sunny day that I was a bout to post..Funny coincidence! :-)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Excellent find Tom... face like a frog and raptorial forelegs.

StirredMocha
StirredMocha 9 years ago

Looks like an ambush bug (Phymata sp.) nymph.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/4833/bgpag...

TomLand
Spotted by
TomLand

Martinsville, Indiana, USA

Spotted on Aug 13, 2014
Submitted on Aug 15, 2014

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