Orange Assassin Bug

Gminatus australis · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Reduviidae

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Orange Assassin Bug
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The orange assassin bug measures up to about one centimetre in length. Its body shows red and orange colours while the legs and head are black. It is found in south-western and eastern mainland Australia as well as Tasmania.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The bug’s body is red and orange, with black legs and head.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Adults can grow to about one centimetre long.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 1 of 51 states and DC. Most records: South Carolina.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Same family (Reduviidae)

North American Wheel BugNorth American Wheel BugArilus cristatusCan biteLeafhopper Assassin BugLeafhopper Assassin BugZelus renardiiCan biteMasked HunterMasked HunterReduvius personatusCan biteEastern Bloodsucking ConenoseEastern Bloodsucking ConenoseTriatoma sanguisugaCan spread germs or diseaseWestern Bloodsucking ConenoseWestern Bloodsucking ConenoseTriatoma protractaCan spread germs or diseasePale Green Assassin BugPale Green Assassin BugZelus luridusCan bite

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gminatus_australis

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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.

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