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North American Wheel Bug
Arilus cristatus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Arthropoda ›Class: Insecta ›Order: Hemiptera ›Family: Reduviidae ›Genus: Arilus
About
The wheel bug (Arilus cristatus) is in the family Reduviidae (literally, "hangnail"), which consists of assassin bugs. The species is one of the largest terrestrial true bugs in North America, reaching up to 1.5 inches (38 mm) in length in their adult stage. However, males are smaller in terms of their length and width when compared to females. A characteristic structure is the wheel-shaped pronotal armor. They are predators upon soft-bodied insects such as caterpillars, Japanese beetles,...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of North American Wheel Bug is Arilus cristatus.
- North American Wheel Bug belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- North American Wheel Bug belongs to the phylum Arthropoda.
- North American Wheel Bug belongs to the class Insecta.
- North American Wheel Bug belongs to the order Hemiptera.
- North American Wheel Bug belongs to the family Reduviidae.
- North American Wheel Bug belongs to the genus Arilus.