Phymata pennsylvanica Handlirsch, 1897 is a animal in the Reduviidae family, order Hemiptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Phymata pennsylvanica Handlirsch, 1897
Phymata pennsylvanica, the Pennsylvania ambush bug, is a North American reduvid ambush bug that preys on a common hoverfly.
Phymata pennsylvanica, commonly called the Pennsylvania ambush bug or the Pennsylvania jagged ambush bug, is a species of ambush bug that belongs to the family Reduviidae. This species is found in North America. It has been recorded preying on Syritta pipiens, a common species of hoverfly.
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