Insect ID help please

huntoften · June 14, 2009

I found this on a squash leaf...next to my tomato and pepper plants. Not sure what it is.

ContainerTed · June 14, 2009

Looks like a predator type. Maybe a badbug eater. But, I actually haven't a clue. Maybe a red-butted aphid eater.

Ted

squint · June 14, 2009

Maybe a Wheelbug hatchling? This site may help: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/category...assassin-bugs/

huntoften · June 14, 2009

Squint...thanks! I sent in a pic to whatsthatbug already for Id, but I think you nailed it. I've never seen one in the hatchling stage before.

June 14, 2009	#1
huntoften Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kansas CIty Posts: 560	Insect ID help please I found this on a squash leaf...next to my tomato and pepper plants. Not sure what it is. __________________ Kansas City, Missouri Zone 5b/6a

June 14, 2009	#2
ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	Looks like a predator type. Maybe a badbug eater. But, I actually haven't a clue. Maybe a red-butted aphid eater. Ted __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch

June 14, 2009	#4
huntoften Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Kansas CIty Posts: 560	Squint...thanks! I sent in a pic to whatsthatbug already for Id, but I think you nailed it. I've never seen one in the hatchling stage before. __________________ Kansas City, Missouri Zone 5b/6a

June 14, 2009	#3
squint Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Rancho Cucamonga, CA Posts: 7	Maybe a Wheelbug hatchling? This site may help: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/category...assassin-bugs/