Jagged-ambush-bug

Guides

• Phymata saileri

  jagged ambush bug

  Phymata saileri is a species of jagged ambush bug in the family Reduviidae. Like other members of the genus Phymata, it is a predatory insect that hunts on flowers, using raptorial forelegs to capture prey. The species was described by Kormilev in 1957 and occurs in North America.

  ambush-bugpredatorflower-visitorHemipteraReduviidaeNorth-AmericaPhymatasaileriKormilev-1957Phymatinaejagged-ambush-bugraptorial-forelegsflower-predatorambush-predatorinsect-predatortrue-bugHeteropteraCimicomorpha