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Ring-horned Assassin Bug
Rocconota annulicornis
27 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Four-spurred Assassin BugZelus tetracanthus
North American Wheel BugArilus cristatus
Rocconota tuberculigera
Zelus cervicalis
Nagusta goedelii
Acholla multispinosa
Lupine BugMegalotomus quinquespinosus
Pale Green Assassin BugZelus luridus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,503 |
|---|---|
| New York | 154 |
| Texas | 147 |
| Virginia | 134 |
| Maryland | 112 |
| Massachusetts | 99 |
| Pennsylvania | 84 |
| West Virginia | 79 |
| New Jersey | 77 |
| Connecticut | 70 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies · Hemiptera |
| Family | Assassin Bugs · Reduviidae |
| Genus | Rocconota |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Ring-horned Assassin Bug with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.