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small bug - Pselliopus cinctus
Copyright © 2018 sam ekker

small bug - Pselliopus cinctus
tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
June 27, 2018
Size: 10mm

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Contributed by sam ekker on 27 June, 2018 - 10:46am
Last updated 25 November, 2019 - 8:21am

Moved
Moved from Pselliopus.
… v belov, 25 November, 2019 - 8:21am login or register to post comments

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Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 27 June, 2018 - 1:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Enlighten me please sir, is t
Enlighten me please sir, is this close to what the TV news is calling the Kissing Bug? It looks in some ways similar.
Sam
… sam ekker, 26 April, 2019 - 4:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Same family...
...but this one is a predator of other insects. It does not suck blood or transmit disease (although it can deliver a painful bite if handled carelessly).
… Ken Wolgemuth, 26 April, 2019 - 9:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Ken, it looks one to h
Thanks Ken, it looks one to handle carefully.
Sam
… sam ekker, 27 April, 2019 - 9:59am login or register to post comments

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