Bugs Commonly Confused with Triatomine Bugs
These bugs are not vectors for Chagas disease, although they are closely related and commonly confused with triatomine bugs.

Wheel bug (right), Arilus cristatus (Linnaeus) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), preying on a squash bug. Photo courtesy B. Drees

Western corsair Rasahus thoracicus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) Adult. Photo courtesy Peter J. Bryant

Leaf-footed bug. Leptoglossus clypealus (Hemiptera: Coreidae). Photo courtesy Peter J. Bryant