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Wheel Bug - Arilus cristatus - female
Copyright © 2007 Robert Kane

Wheel Bug - Arilus cristatus - Female
Stewartsville, Warren County, New Jersey, USA
October 6, 2007
One of the photos shows a fat abdomen. Does that indicate it is a female?

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Wheel Bug - Arilus cristatus - female Wheel Bug - Arilus cristatus
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Contributed by Robert Kane on 7 October, 2007 - 9:54am
Last updated 9 October, 2007 - 9:08am

Yes.
I'd refer to it as a "flared" abdomen, and females are certainly much more wide-bodied than the males (I am talking about wheel bugs ONLY:-) LOL! In other Reduviidae, gender differences may be less pronounced.
… Eric R. Eaton, 8 October, 2007 - 6:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Eric
I have marked it Female
… Robert Kane, 9 October, 2007 - 9:09am login or register to post comments

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