Species

Zelus renardii (Leafhopper assassin bug)

Zelus renardii. Photo: no rights reserved

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Zelus renardii, the leaf hopper assassin bug, is a predacious insect contained within tribe Harpactorini. Diurnal and found on both wild and crop plants, Z. renardii has spread from its native habitats in western North and Central America into three other biogeographic regions across the globe.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Hemiptera (True bugs, hoppers, aphids, and allies)
        Suborder: Heteroptera (True bugs)
        Infraorder: Cimicomorpha (Cimicomorph bugs)
        Superfamily: Reduvioidea
        Family: Reduviidae (Assassin bugs)
        Subfamily: Harpactorinae
        Tribe: Harpactorini
        Genus: Zelus
        Complex: Zelus renardii
        Species: Zelus renardii (Leafhopper assassin bug)

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