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Cool bug - Arilus cristatus
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Cool bug - Arilus cristatus
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
June 16, 2017
Size: 15mms
No clue even what family this would fit into. Is there a common name, or just a scientific name.
Contributed by Jim Burns on 18 June, 2017 - 11:58am
Last updated 18 June, 2017 - 2:05pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 18 June, 2017 - 2:05pm

Looks like
a nymph of Arilus cristatus - Wheel Bug but it may be some other Assassin Bug. One of my favorite insects.
… Tim Turner, 18 June, 2017 - 1:20pm

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