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sedumlovr Elizabeth City, NC(Zone 8a) Sep 24, 2018

Saw this little 3/4" guy on my old Blaze climber here in Eastern No Carolina and took a few pixs of it before it got nervous and retreated under a rose leaf. This was morning, all but one bloom on the rose was gone it being Fall and I have not seen any other insects on this rose other than a lady bug nymph much earlier in the summer. The rose leaves are undamaged so i don't think this green guy was munching on them. Interesting and pretty insect.Can anyone Id this guy please?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Sep 24, 2018

This is a nymph of an assassin bug (family Reduviidae), a general predator on other small insects. It would not damage the plant in any way.

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sedumlovr Elizabeth City, NC(Zone 8a) Sep 24, 2018

Thank You! I got to looking at the enlarged pix I posted on this site and I could see a lot more detail on this guy. The purposeful front legs for one thing which look quite effective at grabbing prey. Maybe this predator is the reason I have not seen any pests on my rose like aphids? Appreciate it F lapdoodle! Will this predator winter over do you think here in No. Carolina? Have you seen a pix of the adult assassin bug on this Bug File site? Thanks again!

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Sep 24, 2018

See https://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=4163856

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