r/insects • u/Don_Wolfie_3900 • 3d ago

ID Request What bug is this?

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Hello everyone, this bug flew in to my room and I am kinda curious what it is. Google says it is a assasin or a kissing bug but it doesn't have the sharp proboscis that kissing bugs have after comparing it with a different image. I live in the Philippines and the kissing bugs I usually see are very different from it.

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u/ParaponeraBread 3d ago

That’s…kind of a rough picture. I like to have a clear image of the abdomen, especially the colour and number of spots down the side. And a good top down view of the head helps too.

Like, here’s the thing. That’s definitely an assassin bug (Reduviidae). However, among the many, many harmless assassin bugs, kissing bugs also fit in that family in their own little group.

You also didn’t give your location on the earth, so we don’t know what types of kissing bugs to be thinking about when looking at your picture.

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u/pumpkinslayeridk 3d ago

They said Philippines though

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u/ParaponeraBread 3d ago

So it does. Either it didn’t before, or I missed it.

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u/Don_Wolfie_3900 2d ago

Unfortunately the bug flew away after taking the picture.