insect nymphs from August - identification help appreciated!

[CH]

[Lisa Millbank]

The top one is some kind of assassin bug.  It has little points or tubercles on its pronotum, just before its abdomen, and speckled legs.  It may be a western species called Pselliopus spinicollis.  Here's an adult of that species: http://bugguide.net/node/view/644874  While they're helpful garden predators, I don't touch them because they can stab their beak-like mouthparts right into your finger!

The other one is a Privet Leafhopper nymph, a European species.  The adults vary in color and pattern, but the nymphs seem to be easier to identify.  http://bugguide.net/node/view/113497

Lisa Millbank

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On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 6:37 PM, CH <cjhgr...@gmail.com> wrote:

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[CH]

Thank you, Lisa!  I photographed this adult Assassin bug in Sept of 2015.  After checking this photo against the photos of adults and nymphs on bugguide, I think it is more likely Zelus renardii.  Thank you for pointing me in the right direction!  As a bonus, they say this Assassin bug has an affinity for the leafhoppers - hopefully the privet leafhopper was devoured before he matured.

Charlotte

On Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at 7:49:08 PM UTC-8, Lisa Millbank wrote:

The top one is some kind of assassin bug.  It has little points or tubercles on its pronotum, just before its abdomen, and speckled legs.  It may be a western species called Pselliopus spinicollis.  Here's an adult of that species: http://bugguide.net/node/view/644874  While they're helpful garden predators, I don't touch them because they can stab their beak-like mouthparts right into your finger!

The other one is a Privet Leafhopper nymph, a European species.  The adults vary in color and pattern, but the nymphs seem to be easier to identify.  http://bugguide.net/node/view/113497

Lisa Millbank

neighborhood-naturalist.com

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