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Wheel Bug

Arilus cristatus

Photo by KimChampagne
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This guy flew in and landed pretty high up in a tree and this is the closest I could get.

Reference Links:

Species Arilus cristatus - Wheel Bug - BugGuide.Net

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Wheel Bug

Arilus cristatus

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ForestDragon
Your pictures are definitely close enough for identification! They are very interesting looking.

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PublishedOctober 22, 2012

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