Eggs are laid singly in the dust in cracks and corners. Nymphs hibernate in the 4th to 5th instar and reach maturity the following spring. Bites are very painful on humans. They resemble the masked hunter except have short wings. Adults overwinter under stones and are collected in early spring.
Bites are painful to humans.
The membrane of the front wing is coppery colored. Wheel bugs are rather uncommon, but attract attention when found due to their bizarre appearance. They are voracious predators, attacking large caterpillars, such as tomato hornworms, and suck them dry. They will not bite humans readily, but when they do, the bite is very painful. Cylindrical white eggs are laid in small groups covered with a reddish secretion.