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Scarlet-bordered Assassin Bug (Rhiginia cruciata)
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Copyright © 2011
Nancy Kent
Scarlet-bordered Assassin Bug -
Rhiginia cruciata
Wildwood Park; Radford, Virginia, USA
May 2, 2011
Who is this handsome critter, please?
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Contributed by
Nancy Kent
on 2 May, 2011 - 8:09pm
Last updated 26 June, 2019 - 10:23pm
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 2 May, 2011 - 8:42pm
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How about...
Scarlet-bordered Assassin Bug (Rhiginia cruciata)?
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 2 May, 2011 - 8:16pm
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Thanks, again!
I could not find that critter in my files.
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Nancy Kent
, 8 May, 2015 - 6:28am
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Oh, Ken...
...you are the best bugger! Thanks very much for the quick ID and for giving me both the binomial and common names. That's a splendid name for a splendid critter.
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Nancy Kent
, 2 May, 2011 - 8:47pm
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sure
neat assassin that comes to my lights every now and then
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v belov
, 2 May, 2011 - 8:41pm
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Really neat!
Thanks for the confirmation.
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Nancy Kent
, 2 May, 2011 - 8:48pm
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