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Wheel Bug

Arilus cristatus

Photo by TravisAnthony
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Field Notes

Description:

About 1.5 inches in length.

Habitat:

Flew on our boat in a river.

Reference Links:

Species Arilus cristatus - Wheel Bug - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Wheel Bug

Arilus cristatus

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bayucca
You are right with Assassin Bug and yours is even a special one, the Wheel Bug, Arilus cristatus, to my knowledge the largest Reduviidae in US.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2014

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