Image of Milkweed Assassin Bug
Description:
Two adults observed on Bidens alba. I suspect that this is the same pair that I observed yesterday. It looks like they were or had been mating, but they did not latch. Yesterday, it looked as if the male (top) had inserted its mouth part into the female's thorax, but I couldn't tell with certainty. Intermittent rain, overcast, windy, mid-70sF.
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- Zelus longipes (Milkweed Assassin Bug)
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