Subject: What is this bug Geographic location of the bug: Fort Washington, Maryland Date: 06/24/2021 Time: 04:39 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hello, I found this bug in my living room and it’s vibrant green and yellow caught me attention. It has a green body as well with yellow spots and brown towards … Read more
Subject: Green metallic bug Geographic location of the bug: West Milford, NJ Date: 06/02/2021 Time: 09:12 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Wood borer? How you want your letter signed: Geoffrey Syme Dear Geoffrey, This is a Metallic Borer Beetle in the family Cerambycidae. We identified it on BugGuide as Gaurotes cyanipennis, a species … Read more
Subject: Rainbow beetle Geographic location of the bug: Western Washington state Date: 06/21/2020 Time: 06:16 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: What kind of bug is this ? How you want your letter signed: The Alvarados Dear Alvarados, This beautiful beetle is a Golden Buprestid, Buprestis aurulenta. It is pictured on iNaturalist.
Subject: Jewel beatle? Geographic location of the bug: Mornington Penninsula Vic Australia Date: 02/24/2020 Time: 08:41 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hi Bug Man,l found this beetle on my deck. ls it a common beatle. l have lived in Rosebud Vic Australia for 25 years and an avid gardener. l have not seen … Read more
Subject: what’s this insect? Geographic location of the bug: West Coast South Africa Date: 08/13/2019 Time: 09:43 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: So I found this insect outside my home, I’ve never seen anything like it. I hope you can let me know what type of insect it is so I can do … Read more
Subject: probably cicadomorpha Geographic location of the bug: Phoenix, Arizona. Date: 08/13/2019 Time: 07:34 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: I found this bug in the evening on a dead tree while grilling, it was origanoly above the stick but when I moved my camera closer to it it moved below. The next day … Read more