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Wheel Bug

Arilus cristatus

Photo by JStreeter
Published on Project Noah
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Species ID Suggestions

Wheel bug

Family Reduviidae, Subfamily Harpactorinae, Arilus cristatus
Sergio Monteiro
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Assassin bug

Reduviidae sp
Sergio Monteiro
0

Comments (3)
JStreeter
Thank you both! Insects aren't my strong point but this guy looked cool! :P Thanks!
KarenL
Great spot! I love these guys - as you can tell by my avatar! Welcome to Project Noah Jared!
Sergio Monteiro
Looking better to your picture, I could see the "wheel" in its back. The sugestion is based in photos of the BugGuide site. Please, check again.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2012

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