Promethea ranching
Location: South Illinois
May 16, 2012 9:02 pm
Sent you a picture of a female promethea earlier this spring. She found…
Hi Daniel,
This is a sort-of press release: I'd be grateful if you'd feature it on your site.
Thanks,
Dave
As many have noticed,…
Red Admiral population explosion
Location: St. Catharines (near Niagara Falls, Ontario)
May 3, 2012 10:13 am
Hello,
I thought you might be interested to…
8 legs Plus pinchers?
Location: SE PA, 20 miles west of Philadelphia, 15 miles north of Wilm, DE
April 29, 2012 9:34…
Make plans for your own local National Moth Week event!!!
Posted February 1, 2012
What's That Bug? will be working the the…
Subject: what is the name of this bug
Location: texas
May 22, 2012 7:58 pm
can you identify this bug?
Signature: Adele
Southwestern Ironclad Beetle
Hi Adele,
This interesting beetle is a Southwestern Ironclad Beetle, Zopherus nodulosus haldemani. BugGuide only reports them from Texas and we believe all of our examples are also from Texas.
Subject: what is this bug?
Location: Coventry,Ct
May 23, 2012 6:47 am
Mr.Bugman,what is this bug?My husband found it on a job site.It even attacked the tape messure when holding it up to it with his pinchers.
Signature: thanks sheri
Hellgrammite
Hi Sheri,
Try as we might, we have never been able to trace the origin or meaning of the name Hellgrammite, however it seems a very appropriate name for this Dobsonfly Larva. If you think the larva is a fierce looking creature, take a peek at this adult male. Dobsonflies and Hellgrammites are harmless, though it is possible to get a nip if the larva or adult female is carelessly handled. The mandibles of the male are showstoppers, however, one need not worry about getting bitten as they are not functional for biting. We have always suspected they are used for mating, however, we have never seen a photo to support that theory.
Subject: Luna Moth Siting, 19.May.2012
Location: Healey Lake, Mactier (Parry Sound), Ontario
May 23, 2012 8:35 am
Thanks to your website I was able to identify this Luna Moth – a beautiful little creature.
We found it on the side of our cottage in the morning around 8am. It stayed there until around noon or 1pm when the wall began to get bathed in (direct) sunlight.
Signature: Saul Family
Luna Moth
Dear Saul Family,
Thanks for sending us this lovely photo of a Luna Moth. We have not received as many Luna Moth submissions this year as we have in past years and this is our most northern sighting thusfar this year. We expect the earlier than normal warm weather this year caused an earlier emergence.
You’re welcome Daniel!
And thanks for your efforts in having and maintaining this website!
Stephan Saul
Subject: fat bodied crane fly maybe?
Location: Central Florida
May 22, 2012 11:04 pm
I moved to Florida, from the UK, a few years ago. Your website has been one of the most valuable resources! I will often scour the site for days researching bugs I’ve found while gardening and I’d like to feel a little of your knowledge has rubbed off maybe?! But I can’t find this bug – It was about an inch in total length and brightly coloured. I thought it was some sort of crane fly, but nothing seems to match. I would be so grateful if you could identify this one for me, many, many thanks,
Signature: Tanya
Hanging Thief
Hi Tanya,
You have the order correct, but this is not a Crane Fly. It is a predatory Robber Fly in the genus Diogmites. They are commonly called Hanging Thieves because they often hang up-side-down from one leg while feeding.
Hanging Thief
Subject: Love or Death? (mosquitos?)
Location: West Tokyo, Japan (open park)
May 19, 2012 6:28 am
I was out doing more photography in Tokyo and spotted this amazing coupling of, I think, a male and female mosquito. Can you help me determine what sort of bugs these are, and whether one was mating with the other, or just lugging around its corpse!?
(They were atop a leaf at first, then when I got too close they shifted over over to perch in a vertical posture… but I didn’t see any motion from the ”bottom”…)
Thanks and best!
Signature: R Fillingham
Robber Fly eats Crane Fly
Dear R Fillingham,
The predator is a Robber Fly and the prey is a Crane Fly.
Subject: BIG Caterpillar..
Location: Goa, India
May 21, 2012 12:36 pm
Hi, This beauty frightened the life out of a clothing stall-holder while i was walking past. The photo was taken in January 2012 in the state of Goa in India, and i’d love to know what kind of butterfly/moth it would eventually turn in to. The length was a very impressive six or seven inches!!
Thanks for your help 
Signature: Mike
Unknown Caterpillar
Hi Mike,
This Moth Caterpillar looks very familiar and we believe there is another example in our archives, however we cannot remember what it was identified as and we didn’t have any luck finding it in our initial attempt. When time permits, we will return to your identification request. Perhaps one of our readers will have better luck and post a comment.
Unidentified Caterpillar
Subject: Black and Orange Beetle
Location: West Valley City, Utah
May 19, 2012 10:55 am
Found this bug at my preschool in West Valley City Utah and we were wondering what it is. It was about 1/3 in long.
Signature: Head Start Preschool
Metallic Borer Beetle we believe
Dear Head Start Preschool,
Our first impression was that this might be a Metallic Borer Beetle or Jewel Beetle in the family Buprestidae, and our second choice would be a Click Beetle in the family Elateridae. We had no luck identifying as belonging to either Buprestidae or Elateridae on BugGuide. This identification request requires additional research. Perhaps one of our readers will be able to assist.
Subject: What’s this flying insect?
Location: Northeast PA
May 21, 2012 11:56 am
My children and I were sitting in our suburban Northeast PA back yard at around 7pm last night (5-20-12) This pictured insect flew on my daughter, and after shewing it away, it landed on the grass. It stayed still long enough to get a photo, and then flew off. Can you identify it?
Signature: Joyce Ravinskas
Crane Fly
Hi Joyce,
We have identified your harmless Crane Fly as Ctenophora dorsalis using both BugGuide and the Crane Flies of Pennsylvania websites.
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