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wheel bug nymph

Arilus cristatus

Photo by AnnaWhipkey
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Field Notes

Habitat:

found on fallen tulip poplar leaf in the lawn

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Wheel bug

Species ID Suggestions

Wheel bug

Arilus cristatus

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Latimeria
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Comments (4)
AnnaWhipkey
thanks for the ID Latimeria. I have seen wheel bugs in my yard later in the season.
Latimeria
I'm pretty sure that's a wheel bug nymph. The red abdomen gives them away. When they're adults, they grow to be the largest terrestrial bugs in North America, about 1.25 inches long.
AnnaWhipkey
could be luciano, although I don't know if the same species are found in N and S America. I saw smaller ones in my yard the week before http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6560251
rubens.luciano
The older brother of this one ? http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6518155

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Eastern Assassin Bugs

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PublishedJune 25, 2011

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