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title: "Pale Green Assassin Bug"
description: "Zelus luridus — Insetti e ragni. Zelus luridus, also known as the pale green assassin bug, is a species of assassin bug native to North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/pale-green-assassin-bug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pale Green Assassin Bug

> Zelus luridus — Insetti e ragni. Zelus luridus, also known as the pale green assassin bug, is a species of assassin bug native to North America.

- Scientific name: *Zelus luridus*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 52988
- Wikidata: [Q8068844](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8068844)
- iNaturalist taxon: [129423](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/129423)

## Names

- en: Pale Green Assassin Bug
- fr: Réduve zèlé commun

## Countries with the most observations

US (34575), CA (5730), MX (17), BR (8), CR (5)

## Summary

Zelus luridus, also known as the pale green assassin bug, is a species of assassin bug native to North America. It is the most common Zelus species in the eastern United States.  Although it may inflict a painful bite if handled, it is not considered medically significant to humans.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zelus_luridus

## Photo

![Pale Green Assassin Bug](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pale-green-assassin-bug/medium.jpg)

Photo: Brighton Lee · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/366224783

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pale-green-assassin-bug?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).