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wheel bug

Arilus cristatus

Photo by Scott Frazier
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Field Notes

Description:

One of the largest Hemipterans in North America, the wheel bug is a relative of the assassin bugs and resides in the family Reduviidae.

Habitat:

Atop a statue, along the wooded International Sculpture Garden path at the Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens, Kansas. Map: http://www.opkansas.org/wp-content/uploads/downloads/arboretum-trail-gu…

Notes:

Map marker is just an approximation.

Reference Links:

Wheel Bug (Arilus cristatus) - Information on Wheel Bug, Wheel bug, Bug Eric: Dinosaur Bug

Species ID Suggestions

Wheel Bug

Arilus cristatus

Reference Link
BugEric
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2015

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