Mystery Bug

[padkison]

I found this on a bush outside. It is about 1/2" long. Any ideas?

 

[Skypainter]

Looks like a species of assasin bug to me.

 

[lucanidae]

Nymph of the genus Zelus. A predatory true bug.

 

[Barbedwirecat]

I want to say two stripped walking stick nymph Anisomorpha buprestoides, I have never seen them that green tho, could be wrong.

 

[Barbedwirecat]

Zelus sp. Yea i looked up assasin bugs because the mouthparts were tucked like that.
Turns into:

http://bugguide.net/node/view/24957?printable=1

 

[lucanidae]

Look at the distance between the first pair and second pair of legs on a A. buprestoides nymph:

http://www.bugsincyberspace.com/bupestr4.jpg

Compared the the insect question, it isn't even close.

The insect pictured is a true bug, not a phasmid.

Edit: You beat me to correcting yourself!

 

[padkison]

Thanks. I'll keep it for awhile and feed it.