Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Follow Up No. 1: The assassin bug nymph featured in yesterday’s post was considerate enough to molt overnight. The exoskeleton of this teneral adult has not fully darkened or hardened, but I am reasonably confident it is Zelus luridus. In the top photo its discarded skin can be seen on the underside of the leaf. 

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Posted at 5:44 PM 56 notes Tags: insect assassin bug Zelus luridus Portsmouth Virginia

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  18. quango-bingo said: Properly good find!