Assassin Bug (Reduviidae, Hemiptera) - maybe the Bee Assassin (Apiomerus californicus)
This is a large Assassin Bug (family Reduviidae ) in the insect order Hemiptera. Probably it is the Bee Assassin (Apiomerus californicus). You can see a bit of its mighty proboscis. It's perched for the moment on a flowering stem of Deerweed (Lotus scoparius) in the Fabaceae plant family. (San Marcos Pass, 12 May 2012)
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Assassin Bug (Reduviidae, Hemiptera) - maybe the Bee Assassin (Apiomerus californicus)
This is a large Assassin Bug (family Reduviidae ) in the insect order Hemiptera. Probably it is the Bee Assassin (Apiomerus californicus). You can see a bit of its mighty proboscis. It's perched for the moment on a flowering stem of Deerweed (Lotus scoparius) in the Fabaceae plant family. (San Marcos Pass, 12 May 2012)
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Uploaded on May 15, 2012
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