Assassin Bug, Hiranetis braconiformis (Reduviidae: Harpactorinae) photo

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05-MAY-2011

Assassin Bug, Hiranetis braconiformis (Reduviidae: Harpactorinae)

Tiputini Forest Reserve, Prov. Orellana, Ecuador

This orange-and-black assassin bug is an apparent mimic of similarly marked braconid wasps (below left), along with a sawfly (below right). Flying from leaf to leaf, it holds out one hind leg apparently to simulate a wasp ovipositor.

iNaturalist observation

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
1/200s f/16.0 at 100.0mm iso100 hide exif

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Date/Time	05-May-2011 13:35:33
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS 450D
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	100 mm
Exposure Time	1/200 sec
Aperture	f/16
ISO Equivalent	100
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