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North American Wheel Bug
Arilus cristatus
65,427 observations in the source records
28 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.
What the records say
- 65,427 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Giant leaf-footed bugAcanthocephala declivis
Four-spurred Assassin BugZelus tetracanthus
Spined Assassin BugSinea diadema
Acanthocephala terminalis
Milkweed Assassin BugZelus longipes
Western Conifer Seed BugLeptoglossus occidentalis
Arilus carinatus
Common Assassin BugPristhesancus plagipennis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 60,617 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 12,946 |
| Virginia | 5,318 |
| North Carolina | 4,735 |
| Maryland | 3,605 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,156 |
| Oklahoma | 2,920 |
| Missouri | 2,566 |
| Ohio | 2,323 |
| Illinois | 2,153 |
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 | Wheel Bugs · Arilus |
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 North American Wheel Bug with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.