Empicoris-errabundus

Guides

• Empicoris orthoneuron

  thread-legged bug

  Empicoris orthoneuron is a thread-legged assassin bug in the family Reduviidae, characterized by its elongated, slender body form adapted for predation. The species has been recorded across a broad geographic range spanning Central America, North America, and South America. It is one of many small, nocturnal predatory insects attracted to ultraviolet light sources. The species is currently treated as a synonym of Empicoris errabundus in some taxonomic databases.

  thread-legged-bugassassin-bugnocturnalUV-light-attractionsynonymHemipteraReduviidaeEmesinaeEmpicorisCentral-AmericaNorth-AmericaSouth-AmericaCaribbeanBrazilEmpicoris-errabundus