Need identification
Location: Hong Kong
August 11, 2011 4:17 am
Picture was taken at hong kong, on one of the smaller islands surrounding the city.
Around the end of may (should be summer or late spring).
The entire island was swarming with mosquitos (might be relevent).
Signature: Thanks.
Tiger Beetle
This is a Tiger Beetle, and we believe it may be the Japanese Tiger Beetle, Cicindela japonica.
little bugs in my bed and cupboard.
Location: West Virginia
August 9, 2011 1:07 pm
My wife and I found these tiny brown beetle looking bugs in our bed and cupboard. Their body is in two sections, head then body. They also bite.
Signature: willyp
Drugstore Beetles
Hi willyp,
These appear to be Drugstore Beetles to us. Drugstore Beetles are generically and unscientifically categorized on our site with other small but unrelated insects that infest stored foods in the pantry. According to BugGuide: “larvae feed on prescription drugs, flours, dry mixes, breads, cookies, spices, chocolates and other sweets, plus a variety of “non-food” items (see Remarks section below) adults do not feed … Larval non-food material includes wool, hair, leather, horn, and museum specimens. Larvae have been known to bore into books, wooden objects, and, in some cases, tin or aluminum foil and lead sheets.” You can start by checking the pantry for food items that are infested.
Name of a bug or beetle?
Location: NE Ohio
August 8, 2011 9:26 pm
Dear Bugman, I recently had a beetle or bug climbing on the inside of our screen and was able to capture and release it but was curious as to what type of beetle or bug it was. Can you help me identify it, please? Thanks for any help you can give!
Signature: Sherilyn Gisinger
Hermit Flower Beetle
Hi Sherilyn,
This is a Hermit Flower Beetle, Osmoderma eremicola, though we much prefer its other common name, Odor of Leather Beetle, because, according to BugGuide, it gives off a “strong odor of ‘Russian Leather’.”
Thanks! I had never heard of or seen a beetle this large before and I appreciate the information! Now I’m off to research it a bit more now that I know what it is! 
Sherilyn
Large Beetle
Location: Garner, NC
August 8, 2011 10:56 am
Found this beetle in our pool skimmer in the AM. (July 8th, Day Temps 90-100, Night Temps 70’s) Looks like a Stag beetle? Doesn’t match any photos I found.
Signature: D. Northrup
Rhinoceros Beetle
Hi D.,
The Rhinoceros Beetle, Xyloryctes jamaicensis, takes its common name from another large horned mammal. You can see BugGuide for additional information.
Waiting for identification
August 4, 2011 6:24 pm
Hi
I submitted a photo mid last month hoping you could help me. I fully acknowledge that you state you are a small team and don’t manage to respond to everyone. My question is how long should a person wait before they assume you weren’t able to help them? E.g. If I haven’t heard or seen it on your site by now should I assume you couldn’t help me?
Thanks in advance.
Kristin
Signature: Kristin hoskin
Hi Kristin,
As you indicated, we cannot answer all of our mail. Please resubmit your image and questions to this email and we will try to respond. Don’t forget to include your location since you will not be using the form this time.
Original information from early July
Hi
thank you. Sorry for the delay in reply. I’ve been sick and was not checking emails. Here is my submission response email.
The location of the photo was Bosque, Texas. My home location is Christchurch, New Zealand.
Your submitted question:
I’ve been visiting Texas and chasing bugs because they move slower than the birds there and I have a better chance of getting a good shot. I’m having trouble finding the name of this one though. Can you help? The photo file name is the date and time the photo was taken in Zulu not Central US Daylight Savings Time if that helps with identification.
Beetle
Ed. Note: To be continued …
August 9, 2011
Since Mom is visiting the editorial staff, we are trying to limit the time we spend online. This appeared to us to be a Leaf Beetle, but we did not recognize it and Leaf Beetles can be quite difficult to identify properly, so we wrote to Eric Eaton to get his opinion. Here is his response.
Eric Eaton’s opinion
Daniel:
Not positive, but I’m thinking it is a leaf beetle, Anomoea nitidicollis:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/218151
Larvae are casebearers.
Eric
Thank you. I’ll keep surfing based on that to find out more about them.
I must say – you do a great job. I spent several hours on bug photos today and was pleased at the end of my efforts to have identified five of them. How you do so many amazes me!
Regards
Kristin
Banded Alder Borer
Location: Winnemucca, NV
August 8, 2011 12:26 am
Taken at water canyon in Winnemucca, NV.
Signature: Steve
Banded Alder Borer
Hi Steve,
Thank you for sending us your excellent photo of the comely Banded Alder Borer. Though Nevada is considered part of the normal range for the Banded Alder Borer, we believe this is the first example we have received from Nevada.
beetle
Location: Monmouthshire Wales UK
August 5, 2011 9:43 am
Hi
This chap flew into our kitchen last night attracted by the lights and we have failed to work out what he is. He was at least 2 inches long and gave several nips whilst we were trying to photograph him. It was a warm summer night in rural wales near a stream and river. Sorry the photos are bad he would not stay upright or still.
Signature: Heather
There is no photo attached.
Sorry had trouble sending the request.
Have attached some to this reply I hope.
Thanks for your time and interest.
Heather Morgan and family
Tanner Beetle
Hi Heather,
This is a member of the Longhorned Borer Beetle subfamily Prioninae, and in North America they are known as Root Borers and sometimes Sawyers, though that name can also apply to another group. We were not aware that any large Prionids lived in the UK, so we became obsessed with finding the identity of your beetle. After some searching, we discovered the Bioimages UK website and it contained some images of what we believe is your beetle, Prionus coriarius, commonly called a Tanner Beetle or Sawyer Beetle. The male individual was photographed in Surrey on August 3, 1975. The Prionids have pronounced sexual dimorphism and the sexes can be distinguished by the antennae. Your individual is a female. The Bogbumper website calls Prionus coriarius: “one of the UK’s largest.” Zipcode Zoo refers to it as a Sawing Support Beetle. For a beetled alleged to be found in Europe and UK, there is a surprising dearth of information available on the web, though there are some images. We cannot help but to wonder if its numbers are declining.
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