Insect and Spider Identification: Kissing Bug?, 2 by silentRob

silentRob wrote:
Hi all,
Can anyone here confirm or deny that this is a Kissing Bug? I live in central Virginia about 90 minutes southwest of DC. It was on my porch this afternoon and I'm kind of freaking out because I know some of these bugs carry the parasite that causes the Chagas disease but I thought those bugs were mostly towards Mexico. I would have never expected to see it here in Virginia. The other day I also saw a small bug crawling around in another section of my yard that looked like a younger Kissing Bug, but I didn't catch it in time to get a photo.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks so much,

Rob