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Milkweed Assassin Bug
Zelus longipes
25 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
Red Bull Assassin BugRepipta taurus
North American Wheel BugArilus cristatus
Large Milkweed BugOncopeltus fasciatus
Eastern Leaf-footed BugLeptoglossus phyllopus
Phthiacnemia picta
Leafhopper Assassin BugZelus renardii
Zelus leucogrammus
Orange Assassin BugPselliopus barberi
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 10,250 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 5,585 |
| Louisiana | 2,020 |
| South Carolina | 1,051 |
| North Carolina | 905 |
| Georgia | 668 |
| Mississippi | 494 |
| Alabama | 478 |
| Mexico | 307 |
| Ecuador | 295 |
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 Milkweed Assassin Bug with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.