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Assassin Bug

Zelus luridus

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Description:

Seeing the light for the very first time.

Habitat:

In leaves of a mango tree.

Notes:

Note the small ones with only the head out the "egg".

1 Species ID Suggestions

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JosephSmith
JosephSmith 12 years ago
Assassin Bug
Zelus luridus http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=zelus+renardii&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1600&bih=775&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi#um=1&hl=en&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=zelus+luridus+&oq=zelus+luridus+&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=19791l20483l21l20750l5l5l0l0l0l0l170l584l1.4l5l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=2bfb6158f3e8c2cb&biw=1600&bih=775


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11 Comments

rubens.luciano
rubens.luciano 12 years ago

Added to Eastern Assassin Bugs mission!

rubens.luciano
rubens.luciano 12 years ago

Thanks Joseph fro the ID !

CindyBinghamKeiser
CindyBinghamKeiser 12 years ago

Wow, great spotting!

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Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Great macro spotting..!!

JosephSmith
JosephSmith 12 years ago

looks like the first one's zelus luridus.

rubens.luciano
rubens.luciano 12 years ago

Thanks Yasser !

rubens.luciano
rubens.luciano 12 years ago

Joseph,
This are the assassins bug I have spotted in the same location: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/643... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/651...

rubens.luciano
rubens.luciano 12 years ago

Jonathan, it seems the same for me.

JosephSmith
JosephSmith 12 years ago

looks kind of like an assassin bug
maybe zelus reduviidae?

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Jonathan Sequeira
Jonathan Sequeira 12 years ago

Rubens check this out, http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/708...


the eggs are a little similar...

Noah Ranger
Yasser
Yasser 12 years ago

Brilliant set of photos Rubens!

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rubens.luciano
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rubens.luciano

São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil

Spotted on Sep 4, 2011
Submitted on Sep 4, 2011

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