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Millipede Assassin? - Rhiginia cruciata
Copyright © 2019 Dan Davison

Millipede Assassin? - Rhiginia cruciata
Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA
May 5, 2019
Black and orange assassin bug?
I had maliciously labeled this as possibly a "bee assassin" - more than happy to tentatively relabel it a "millipede assassin".

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Contributed by Dan Davison on 11 May, 2019 - 9:39am
Last updated 11 May, 2019 - 7:29pm

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 11 May, 2019 - 7:29pm login or register to post comments

This one?
… Yurika Alexander, 11 May, 2019 - 12:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Scarlet-bordered Assassin Bug - Rhiginia cruciata
Thanks for the ID! I think you are correct. There seems to be quite a variation in color from light orange to a more scarlet color as well as some having a row of black dots along the border of it's wings and some not having the dots. I have removed the designation of possibly being a "bee" assassin from the title - don't want to give it a bad name! Ha! It appeared to be eating something it had captured on top of a dried flower and I don't think it is a millipede or a bee....
… Dan Davison, 11 May, 2019 - 2:24pm login or register to post comments

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