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Wheel Bug - Arilus cristatus
Copyright © 2008 anna kiss

Wheel Bug - Arilus cristatus
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
August 16, 2008
Wheel Bug on Butterfly bush. Assassin bug.
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Contributed by anna kiss on 26 August, 2008 - 1:53pm
Last updated 26 August, 2008 - 3:00pm

Welcome to BugGuide
I will move this image to the guide. You can actually post directly there when the ID is not in question. This is a highly distinctive species. No harm in going through ID Request if you're not sure, though, and if you do post direct to guide please indicate how your ID was made.

The second image is so similar as not to add any new data, and especially as this species is very well-represented in these pages, I'm sending it to Frass.

BTW There is a problem with the date on this image - it shows December 31 1969, which happens when the date is entered in the wrong format. Please click on edit to correct it. I hope it's from August, actually - as we have a gap for that month in the data map. : )
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 26 August, 2008 - 2:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks. I'll remember to post
Thanks. I'll remember to post directly on the guide. I fixed the date.
… anna kiss, 26 August, 2008 - 3:02pm login or register to post comments

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