Stilt Bug
Neoneides muticus


Having never seen a Stilt Bug before, I was torn between this being an Assassin Bug or a
Stilt Bug.  Bugguide helped me ID him. Stilt Bugs have a club at the end of the antenna.
I only saw this bug one day in my garden but it was fun finding a new species.


The Stilt bug Neoneides muticus is omniverous, dining on leaves and flowers and also on
small insects such as thrips, according to an article I found here (do a search in the text
for Neoneides muticus).   It seems like they really like the plant common mullein.
© Carol Davis, 6-22-2009

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