Subject: Identity
Geographic location of the bug: Mount Washington, Los Angeles, California
Date: 08/15/2018
Time: 06:18 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: Is this katydid nymph? (on Cannabis leaf).
How you want your letter signed: Mel Frank
Hi Mel,
This is much better than a Katydid nymph. It is a predatory Assassin Bug nymph, and we identified it as a Leafhopper Assassin Bug nymph, Zelus renardii, thanks to these images posted to BugGuide. According to BugGuide: “Generalist predator (despite its common name suggesting host specificity).” It is also pictured on the Natural History of Orange County site.
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