The Pale Green Assassin Bug is a slender, greenish assassin bug with long legs and a short, curved beak used to dispatch prey. It hunts actively among foliage and is a beneficial predator in gardens and orchards. Nymphs coat themselves in sticky plant resin to trap prey, an unusual foraging adaptation.
Habitat
Gardens, fields, orchards, and woodland edges
Diet
Adults and nymphs: soft-bodied insects and small arthropods
How common
Common
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