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Western Bloodsucking Conenose

Hospesneotomae protracta

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 1, February 2, March 12, April 7, May 19, June 57, July 80, August 66, September 67, October 27, November 7, December 3.
California348
Arizona46
New Mexico38
Utah7
Texas7
Nevada5
Mexico3
Baja California1
Baja California Sur1
Jalisco1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderTrue Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies · Hemiptera
FamilyAssassin Bugs · Reduviidae
GenusHospesneotomae

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Western Bloodsucking Conenose with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.