Contract to Kill 👀 The Milkweed Assassin bug
The milkweed assassin bug, as it closely resembles the milkweed bug, It is also known as the long legged assassin bug and the Zelus assassin bug (Bug Guide). Members of the genus Zelus belong to the subfamily Harpactorinae and are diurnal in nature. They are generalist predators feeding on a wide range of soft-bodied prey in garden and fields such as mosquitoes, flies, earthworms, cucumber beetles, and caterpillars (fall armyworm, rootworm, etc.).
Garden August 2021
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Contract to Kill 👀 The Milkweed Assassin bug
The milkweed assassin bug, as it closely resembles the milkweed bug, It is also known as the long legged assassin bug and the Zelus assassin bug (Bug Guide). Members of the genus Zelus belong to the subfamily Harpactorinae and are diurnal in nature. They are generalist predators feeding on a wide range of soft-bodied prey in garden and fields such as mosquitoes, flies, earthworms, cucumber beetles, and caterpillars (fall armyworm, rootworm, etc.).
Garden August 2021
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Please do not post extensive group banners, advertising for groups, or any other pics in the comments column. They impair the reading pleasure of the others.
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File Name: NZ6_0481