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What IS this bug?

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Posted by Bill Leggett on June 26, 2018 at 8:08 PM
What IS this bug?
...I haven't a clue. It's about 1 inch long, found in Jean Lafitte NP recently. It's a pretty large crop so forgive the quality, shot from about 4 feet away.
Posted by Jim Zablotny on June 26, 2018 at 9:24 PM
This is an immature milkweed assassin bug (Zelus longipes).............................Jim
   
Posted by Jim DeWitt on June 27, 2018 at 12:54 AM
Here's a link to a pretty good post on the species.