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Triatoma? - Triatoma rubida
Copyright © 2009 Kevin Williams

Triatoma? - Triatoma rubida
Cochise Stronghold, Dragoon Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
May 18, 2009
Size: ~15mm
Out at night, looks like a cone-nose to me, but maybe a different Reduviidae.

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Triatoma? - Triatoma rubida Triatoma? - Triatoma rubida
Contributed by Kevin Williams on 23 May, 2009 - 2:57pm
Last updated 24 May, 2009 - 1:31am

Yes.
Triatoma rubida to be precise. Nice images.
… Eric R. Eaton, 23 May, 2009 - 8:11pm

 
Cool
Thanks for the ID! I think these are the only insects out there that creep me out (got fed on in Texas a few years back, hopefully no Chagas disease haha)
… Kevin Williams, 24 May, 2009 - 1:30am

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