ladybug’ish with stripes
Location: Houma, Louisiana, USA
February 1, 2012 1:57 pm
I found this bug on my back door and I have never seen one like it before. We have warmer weather than usual so I thought maybe that is the reason for the unusual bug. It looked like a ladybug in shape and size, but its color was kind of reddish brown with gold stripes. Any ideas?
Signature: Karla
Leaf Beetle
Hi Karla,
We thought this resembled a Leaf Beetle in the genus Calligrapha, and our suspicions proved correct when we matched your individual to images posted to BugGuide of Calligrapha (subgenus Bidensomela) bidenticola.
¶ Posted 03 February 2012 § ‡ ° orange aphid
Location: Philippines
November 26, 2011 9:11 am
hi. your site really sure help people who are interested with all forms of insects that’s why i will try my luck for posting here.
we have this project in school where we are going to identify and classify the insects we see on our surroundings and take a photo of it. so that’s it… i found this cute little aphid in our backyard and i don’t have any clue on what is it. so there i hope you can help me with this. thank you and stay good. =)
Signature: bev
Leaf Beetle
Hi Bev,
This is not an Aphid, but rather, it is a Leaf Beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. Though we were unable to identify the species, we did locate a similar photo from the Philippines on Project Noah.
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¶ Posted 03 January 2012 § ‡ ° what kind beetle is this?
Location: s indiana
November 21, 2011 7:17 am
Any ideas? thank you
Signature: brian
Larger Elm Leaf Beetle
Dear Brian,
Using BugGuide, we properly identified your beetle as a Larger Elm Leaf Beetle, Monocesta coryli. Images posted to BugGuide indicate this is a variable species that may have black markings.
¶ Posted 26 November 2011 § ‡ ° Green lady bug??
Location: southern indiana
November 15, 2011 11:20 pm
Is this a green lady bug I found today ? It looks just like them but it’s green . Thank you
Signature: brian
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Dear Brian,
Though it superficially resembles a ladybug, this is actually a Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Diabrotica undecimpunctata, and you may verify that on BugGuide.
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¶ Posted 17 November 2011 § ‡ ° Lady beetle – near Toronto ON
Location: King City (north of Toronto)
October 24, 2011 8:15 am
Hello…
The attached lady beetle was found in a forested area about 30 km north of Toronto. Note the unusual marking and, even more, the embossed textured lines running parallel to the centre. Would this be another weird variant of the Asian multicoloured?
Date was May 19, 2011.
thanks!
Signature: Gavin Miller
Leaf Beetle: Calligrapha rowena
Hi Gavin,
Your beetle is not one of the Lady Beetles despite the black and orange coloration and the small size. This is actually a Leaf Beetle, and we followed our first suspicion that it is in the genus Calligrapha, and we quickly identified it as Calligrapha rowena, which has no common name. According to BugGuide, it feeds “on Cornus (dogwood).” The leaf in your photo appears to be a dogwood leaf.
Leaf Beetle: Calligrapha rowena
Hello Daniel:
Thanks very much for your quick reply! This makes a lot of sense, given the dogwood the beetle was on (and abundant in the area). And the patterning on the wing cases is indeed calligraphic.
cheers,
Gavin
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¶ Posted 24 October 2011 § ‡ ° cucumber beetle
Location: Bronx, NY
October 10, 2011 1:21 pm
Didn’t know what this was till I came across it on your site. This one’s reading the nutrition info on a can of nuts 
Signature: Robbie R.
Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Hi Robbie,
Thanks so much for resending this image of a Spotted Cucumber Beetle using our standard form. Now all the information we require is formatted properly for posting. This is a particularly amusing photo to us. If we ever decide to create another calendar, this is the type of photo we like to use: high quality and just quirky enough to never appear in an reputable identification guide.
¶ Posted 10 October 2011 § ‡ ° What bug is this?
Location: Santiago de Queretaro, Mexico.
September 11, 2011 11:52 pm
September 7th 2011
Can you tell me what bug is this?
It just flew right at me.
It was around 10 pm kind of chill outside. Luckly I had my camera next to me.
Regards,
Frank J Morales Pizana
Signature: Frank
Banded Cucumber Beetle
Hi Frank,
This Banded Cucumber Beetle is one of the Leaf Beetles, and according to BugGuide: “Larva eat roots, and adults eat the rest of the plant parts” presumable of cucumbers and related plants.
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¶ Posted 12 September 2011 § ‡ ° What is this?
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
September 4, 2011 7:31 pm
I saw these bugs eating an alder bush in my yard up here in Anchorage Alaska. I am wondering what they are and if I need to do anything about them. They are all over the alder bush.
We noticed that when they are touched the white spots on them pop out. I can’t find anything about them online.
Signature: Erica
Leaf Beetle Larvae
Hi Erica,
These are Leaf Beetle Larvae, and we believe we found a good match on BugGuide that is identified as Chrysomela aeneicollis, and the photo is from Alaska. We would also admit that we are not certain of the species, since larvae are often difficult to identify with certainty, but we are relatively confident that we have the genus Chrysomela correct. Here is another similar looking unidentified larva from the genus Chrysomela, also from BugGuide. If you read the comments on this posting on BugGuide, you will see that the larvae are capable of emitting drops of odorous liquid from the white tubercles, which supports what you have written. Our one reservation is that from what we have read, beetles in the genus Chrysomela feed upon willow and poplar, and we haven’t found any indication that they feed upon Alder.
Leaf Beetle Larva
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