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Leafhopper assassin bug

Zelus renardii Kolenati, 1857

Status not recordedinsects

The leafhopper assassin bug (Zelus renardii) is a species in the family Reduviidae, order Hemiptera.

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Quick facts about the leafhopper assassin bug

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the leafhopper assassin bug live?

Not recorded

Is the leafhopper assassin bug endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the leafhopper assassin bug classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderHemiptera
  5. familyReduviidae
  6. genusZelus
  7. SpeciesZelus renardii Kolenati, 1857
Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Xinxa Assassina Nord-americanaCatalan
  • Nordamerikanische Zikaden-RaubwanzeGerman
  • Chinche asesina norteamericanaSpanish
  • Réduve américainFrench
  • Yaprak PiresiTurkish
  • Suikastçı BöcekTurkish

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Relatives of the leafhopper assassin bug

Other species in the same genus Zelus.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the leafhopper assassin bug?

The leafhopper assassin bug (Zelus renardii) belongs to the family Reduviidae in the order Hemiptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Leafhopper assassin bug (Zelus renardii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/leafhopper-assassin-bug

MLA

“Leafhopper assassin bug (Zelus renardii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/leafhopper-assassin-bug.

BibTeX
@misc{leafhopper_assassin_bug_2026,
  title = {Leafhopper assassin bug (Zelus renardii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/leafhopper-assassin-bug},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}