Subject: Maybe a beetle Geographic location of the bug: Southwest Washington state Date: 10/19/2021 Time: 12:30 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Initially looks like a beetle but what looks to be wings aren’t shaped and only go down half the body How you want your letter signed: Doesn’t matter. Thanks for the identification … Read more
Subject: What is this!? Geographic location of the bug: Trenton, Ontario, Canada Date: 10/25/2021 Time: 09:33 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: While out with my kids at the park we found a few of these bugs and have no idea what they could be ! How you want your letter signed: The bug … Read more
Subject: Lytta beetle Geographic location of the bug: Northern Chihuahuan Desert Date: 07/16/2021 Time: 08:11 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman : I am an undergraduate at the University of New Mexico and I am currently working in a lab that studies ecological relationships. I am very interested in beetles and I am hoping … Read more
Subject: Spotted Blister Beetle Geographic location of the bug: Tonasket WA Date: 07/12/2021 Time: 10:20 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: I’ve been pulling pigweed for 4 weeks and about 2 weeks ago this mass of beetles show up. Hundreds and hundreds, practically overnight.They don’t bite or sting or eat anything I’m trying to … Read more
Subject: Blue beetle? Geographic location of the bug: West Virginia Date: 04/05/2021 Time: 08:09 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: What is this guy?! How you want your letter signed: Marion Sophia Dear Marion, This is a Blister Beetle in the genus Meloe commonly called an Oil Beetle. According to BugGuide, there are 22 … Read more
Subject: Found beetle Geographic location of the bug: Golden Shores AZ Date: 03/28/2020 Time: 12:39 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: I’d like to know what kind of beetle this is How you want your letter signed: Please and thank you We have identified your beetle, Cysteodemus armatus, on BugGuide. It is commonly called … Read more