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Arilus cristatus
The adult is gray to brownish gray in color and black shortly after molting with a characteristic dorsal crest, shaped like a wheel or cog, but the nymphs (which do not yet have the wheel-shaped structure) have bright red or orange abdomens.
Wheel bugs are common in eastern North American deciduous forests and fields.
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Spotted on Sep 2, 2014
Submitted on Sep 2, 2014
