European Assassin Bug
Rhynocoris annulatus
The adult European assassin bug inhabits sunny grasslands, woodland edges, and scrub where insects are plentiful. It hunts flies, beetles, caterpillars, and other small arthropods from concealed perches or while moving through vegetation. Its powerful piercing beak delivers digestive saliva into captured prey. Unlike the nymph, the adult has fully developed wings and can fly between hunting sites.
- Type
- Fang
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- ?
- European Assassin Bug