Pennsylvania Ambush Bug (Phymata pennsylvanica)?

*Tentative species ID; It's definitely Phymata sp., but is it Phymata pennsylvanica or Phymata fasciata?

Habitat: Meadow

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

From this angle the ambush factor is even stronger, one would barely recognize it as a living thing. Posted 3 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  And, they are so still. Even if you provoke them to move, they do so very slowly...kind of like a praying mantis. Very deliberate and confident. But, when capturing prey, they are lightning fast. Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago

The Pennsylvania Ambush Bug

''Phymata pennsylvanica'', known generally as the Pennsylvania ambush bug or Pennsylvania jagged ambush bug, is a species of ambush bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in North America. It is known to prey on a common hoverfly, ''Syritta pipiens''.

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Similar species: True Bugs

Species identified by Christine Young