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Pale Green Assassin Bug
Zelus luridus
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
Leafhopper Assassin BugZelus renardii
Rice Leaf BugTrigonotylus caelestialium
Zelus cervicalis
Four-spurred Assassin BugZelus tetracanthus
Narrow-winged Tree CricketOecanthus niveus
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
Fork-tailed Bush KatydidScudderia furcata
Northern WalkingstickDiapheromera femorata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 41,837 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 6,278 |
| Ontario | 4,502 |
| Virginia | 3,194 |
| New York | 2,805 |
| Massachusetts | 2,755 |
| North Carolina | 2,748 |
| Ohio | 2,473 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,130 |
| Michigan | 2,018 |
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 Pale Green Assassin Bug with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.