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Aphid?
Copyright © 2007 Michele

Aphid?
Lewisville, PA, Pennsylvania, USA
July 3, 2007
Size: 1"
This particular bug has been crawling on my pansy plants. I believe it is some kind of aphid, but not sure.
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Contributed by Michele on 3 July, 2007 - 12:45pm
Last updated 9 November, 2008 - 9:02am

nymph stage wheel bug
possibly a nymph stage wheel bug. wikipedia will have pictures to verify/compare
… Ssugua, 11 August, 2008 - 11:09am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from True Bugs.
… Brad Barnd, 22 July, 2007 - 7:13pm login or register to post comments

nice
That's a very nice image, looks almost like a cooked lobster.
… andrewbateman, 4 July, 2007 - 9:10pm login or register to post comments

Aphid killer maybe:-)
This is the nymph of an assassin bug of some kind, perhaps recently molted given the red color. At that size, would suggest a wheel bug, Arilus cristatus. They don't get the crest until the final molt to adulthood.
… Eric R. Eaton, 3 July, 2007 - 12:50pm login or register to post comments

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