Phymata americana Melin, 1930 is a animal in the Reduviidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Phymata americana Melin, 1930
Phymata americana is an ambush bug species found across North and Central America that preys on insects on flowering plants.
Phymata americana Melin, 1930, commonly called the ambush bug, belongs to the subfamily Phymatinae, the ambush bugs, within the family Reduviidae. This species occurs in Central America and North America, where it can be found on the flowers of many different plant species. It sits on these flowers waiting to hunt and feed on other insects as prey. P. americana inhabits open fields with flowering plants located near rural forest edges, farms, and urban areas.
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