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
Page last reviewed: July 17, 2019
Content source: Global Health, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria