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mgarr Hanover Twp., PA(Zone 6a) Sep 11, 2011

I began to cut back my sunflowers and ran into a few bugs along with one on my Phlox that I'm not sure of. Can anyone help me out.

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mgarr Hanover Twp., PA(Zone 6a) Sep 11, 2011

This one is an off color cat.

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mgarr Hanover Twp., PA(Zone 6a) Sep 11, 2011

This one was on my Phlox. I'm really interested in this odd bug.

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Sep 11, 2011

#1 is one of the Assassin Bugs, Pselliopus cinctus.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/7336

#2 is one of the Tiger Moths, I'm pretty sure.

Not sure of #3.

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mgarr Hanover Twp., PA(Zone 6a) Sep 12, 2011

Thanks for your help kwanjin. I thought the cat was a white wooly. This is the third type of assassin bug I've found in my yard this year.

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flatpickit Charleston, SC Sep 12, 2011

#3 is also in the assassin bug family (Reduviidae), but can be called an ambush bug as part of the sub-family Phymatinae. Yours could be one of the Jagged Ambush Bugs of the genus Phymata.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/4833

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mgarr Hanover Twp., PA(Zone 6a) Sep 12, 2011

This bug was so tiny. I have filmed a butterfly flopping around as if it was stuck on the flower. The vido is pretty funny. I finally stopped filming and looked closely to find one of these little bugs holding on to the butterfly. I gave the butterfly a gentle pull and off it flew leaving behind one of these bugs. These bugs must be pretty nasty. Thanks for your help.

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