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