Cosmolestes picticeps
[Yellow Assassin bug]
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Nymph
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Classification: | Phylum: Arthropoda | Class: Insecta | Order: Hemiptera | Family: Reduviidae | Genus: Cosmolestes |

The eggs:

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On 6 July 2013, I found two nymphs of this assassin bug on my Cherry Tree (Muntingia calabura) planted along the balcony area. A cast from a recent molting (third picture below) was found attached to the underside of one of the branches.

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