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Scarlet-bordered Assassin Bug (Rhiginia cruciata)
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Copyright © 2006
Scott Nelson
Seed Bug or Plant Bug? How do you differentiate? -
Rhiginia cruciata
Lake Jackson, Osceola County, Florida, USA
July 3, 2006
Size: 11 mm
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Contributed by
Scott Nelson
on 15 July, 2006 - 9:45pm
Last updated 15 December, 2017 - 3:22pm
Neither
I'm pretty sure this is a
Scarlet Bordered Assassin Bug
or something close to it. Telling the difference between the assassins and the plant bugs is usually that the assassins will have a larger probiscus. Telling the difference between seed and plant bugs is a bit harder. I just look through the guide. Maybe someone else can explain it better!
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Lynette Elliott
, 15 July, 2006 - 10:17pm
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No.
Sorry to disagree, Lynette, but assassins have SHORTER, much stouter beaks that are easily visible because they are not tucked flush under the chin as the proboscis of a plant-feeder is. You don't generally see the beaks of plant feeders except when they are feeding.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 17 July, 2006 - 6:26pm
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Ok thanks
I guess I should say more visible beaks?
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Lynette Elliott
, 17 July, 2006 - 11:37pm
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Thanks
Thanks for the ID. Sometimes I just can't seem to find a starting point in bugguide and my field guides. I appreciate your response.
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Scott Nelson
, 16 July, 2006 - 6:41am
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