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title: "Pennsylvania Ambush Bug"
description: "Phymata pennsylvanica — Insetos e aranhas. Phymata pennsylvanica, known generally as the Pennsylvania ambush bug or Pennsylvania jagged ambush bug, is a species of ambush bug in the family Reduviidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/pennsylvania-ambush-bug
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pennsylvania Ambush Bug

> Phymata pennsylvanica — Insetos e aranhas. Phymata pennsylvanica, known generally as the Pennsylvania ambush bug or Pennsylvania jagged ambush bug, is a species of ambush bug in the family Reduviidae.

- Scientific name: *Phymata pennsylvanica*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 9678
- Wikidata: [Q10630753](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10630753)
- iNaturalist taxon: [145568](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/145568)

## Names

- en: Pennsylvania Ambush Bug
- fr: Phymate de Pennsylvanie

## Countries with the most observations

US (2325), CA (371)

## Summary

Phymata pennsylvanica, known generally as the Pennsylvania ambush bug or Pennsylvania jagged ambush bug, is a species of ambush bug in the family Reduviidae. It is found in North America. It is known to prey on a common hoverfly, Syritta pipiens.

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

## Photo

![Pennsylvania Ambush Bug](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pennsylvania-ambush-bug/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ken Kneidel · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/61960590

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pennsylvania-ambush-bug?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).