| Zelus bilobus | |
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| Zelus bilobus feeding at an extrafloral nectary on maypop | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Reduviidae |
| Genus: | Zelus |
| Species: | Z. bilobus |
| Binomial name | |
| Zelus bilobus Say, 1832 | |
Zelus bilobus is a species of assassin bug found in Florida. [1]
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