Orange Assassin Bug (Pselliopus barberi)
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True bugsIn Butler County, Ohio

Orange Assassin Bug

Pselliopus barberi Davis, 1912

Orange Assassin Bug in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Near Butler County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (56)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (29)
  • Recorded, season not shown (3)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Orange Assassin Bug by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyNo qualifying records yet
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yet
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yet
Cuyahoga CountyNo qualifying records yet
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yet
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fairfield CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County34 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga CountyNo qualifying records yet
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yet
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lucas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yet
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yet
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yet
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage CountyNo qualifying records yet
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yet
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Summit CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Butler County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 25 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Butler County · records of all species each week, 32,485 in all

Records per week from 25 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Orange Assassin Bug in Butler County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Orange Assassin BugYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100059
Jan 11–1700104
Jan 18–2400111
Jan 25–310054
Feb 1–70062
Feb 8–140059
Feb 15–210070
Feb 22–2831117
Mar 1–700221
Mar 8–1400224
Mar 15–2100250
Mar 22–2800250
Mar 29 – Apr 411464
Apr 5–1100681
Apr 12–1811911
Apr 19–25111,134
Apr 26 – May 2211,163
May 3–9221,117
May 10–1600724
May 17–2300681
May 24–3000518
May 31 – Jun 600531
Jun 7–1300605
Jun 14–2011566
Jun 21–2711545
Jun 28 – Jul 400622
Jul 5–1100580
Jul 12–1800658
Jul 19–2500618
Jul 26 – Aug 111664
Aug 2–800710
Aug 9–1500555
Aug 16–2200856
Aug 23–29321,185
Aug 30 – Sep 5002,105
Sep 6–12112,341
Sep 13–19001,284
Sep 20–26111,693
Sep 27 – Oct 3111,744
Oct 4–10111,330
Oct 11–17221,154
Oct 18–2400745
Oct 25–3111955
Nov 1–711261
Nov 8–1400265
Nov 15–2111197
Nov 22–2800187
Nov 29 – Dec 500103
Dec 6–1200173
Dec 13–190084
Dec 20–260089
Dec 27 – Jan 200106

Reported as an adult

Only 6 records here are marked as adults, too few to show a adult season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported as a larva

No records here are marked as larvae yet, so there is no larva season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 248 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 248 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Orange Assassin Bug in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Orange Assassin BugYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10116,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7116,023
Feb 8–14225,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28426,846
Mar 1–7228,321
Mar 8–143210,384
Mar 15–218512,620
Mar 22–282213,949
Mar 29 – Apr 46219,661
Apr 5–115326,860
Apr 12–188339,925
Apr 19–258541,623
Apr 26 – May 210456,391
May 3–93352,952
May 10–165453,785
May 17–233357,698
May 24–304354,651
May 31 – Jun 67553,099
Jun 7–133353,700
Jun 14–203256,625
Jun 21–275355,361
Jun 28 – Jul 43358,477
Jul 5–114361,336
Jul 12–182264,722
Jul 19–256469,753
Jul 26 – Aug 15459,416
Aug 2–83359,712
Aug 9–158555,994
Aug 16–225354,328
Aug 23–296451,772
Aug 30 – Sep 510657,167
Sep 6–1211659,075
Sep 13–1910754,543
Sep 20–2613545,860
Sep 27 – Oct 313743,180
Oct 4–1012737,841
Oct 11–1715930,824
Oct 18–249521,156
Oct 25–314319,021
Nov 1–74214,172
Nov 8–141112,621
Nov 15–21227,965
Nov 22–28118,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5116,083
Dec 6–12226,004
Dec 13–19225,423
Dec 20–26225,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2108,459

Reported as an adult

No adult season shown here. Recorded in two separate seasons, so one season would put its middle week in the gap.

Reported as a larva

No records here are marked as larvae yet, so there is no larva season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Ringed Assassin Bug Pselliopus cinctus145 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed59%49%
Forest32%31%
Farmland4%11%
Wetland3%5%
Barren1%0.6%
Open water0.7%3%

From 140 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

248 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.