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Four-spurred Assassin Bug
Zelus tetracanthus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
North American Wheel BugArilus cristatus
Leafhopper Assassin BugZelus renardii
Pale Green Assassin BugZelus luridus
Ring-horned Assassin BugRocconota annulicornis
Zelus cervicalis
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Spined Assassin BugSinea diadema
Nagusta goedelii
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,975 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 987 |
| California | 770 |
| Arizona | 659 |
| Canada | 485 |
| Ontario | 236 |
| Utah | 204 |
| Mexico | 199 |
| Nevada | 143 |
| Washington | 110 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies · Hemiptera |
| Family | Assassin Bugs · Reduviidae |
| Genus | Zelus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Four-spurred Assassin Bug with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.