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19-year-old health science/microbiology student, lepidopterist, and all-around biology enthusiast. I enjoy identifying insect species.
Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee
Sign In to followIt looks like a Xylocopa caffra, but I'm not sure they're found that far north. I'm going to suggest it anyway.
Definitely a male, considering the coloring.
It looks like an assassin bug nymph.
I couldn't find a very good match, but it closely resembles these:
http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/EREBID...
http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/EREBID...
http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/EREBID...
You're welcome.
It looks like it's newly emerged and its wings haven't completely dried out yet.
You're welcome. It's definitely more colorful than the other. That was the closest I could find, shape-wise. It's a pretty cool little bug.
You're right. The head and thorax are shaped more like M. gracilis than G. cancriformis.
It's a katydid nymph. Not sure about the species, but it looks similar to this: http://bugguide.net/node/view/652172/bgi...