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Scarlet-bordered Assassin Bug - Rhiginia cruciata
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

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 2 May, 2011 - 8:42pm login or register to post comments

How about...
Scarlet-bordered Assassin Bug (Rhiginia cruciata)?

… Ken Wolgemuth, 2 May, 2011 - 8:16pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, again!
I could not find that critter in my files.
… Nancy Kent, 8 May, 2015 - 6:28am login or register to post comments

 
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.
… Nancy Kent, 2 May, 2011 - 8:47pm login or register to post comments

 
sure
neat assassin that comes to my lights every now and then
… v belov, 2 May, 2011 - 8:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Really neat!
Thanks for the confirmation.
… Nancy Kent, 2 May, 2011 - 8:48pm login or register to post comments

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