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jagged ambush bugs

genus Phymata

Member of ambush bugs (subfamily Phymatinae)
assassin bugs (family Reduviidae)
cimicomorph bugs (infraorder Cimicomorpha)
true bugs (suborder Heteroptera)
insects (class Insecta)
hexapods (subphylum Hexapoda)
arthropods (phylum Arthropoda)
animals (kingdom Animalia)

Caution: There may be other wild species of this genus not yet included in this guide.


jagged ambush bug
Phymata americana

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Phymata pacifica

Phymata arctostaphylae


1 observed taxon / 2 unobserved taxons / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 1 (none are research grade)

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Taxon info: iNaturalist

Bay Area species: iNaturalist