rss Banded Alder Borer Beetle
Location: Whidbey Island Washington
July 19, 2011 1:06 am
I took this picture on Whidbey Island, WA. near the beach. I did some research and found the name, thought you would like this picture.
Signature: Christina
Banded Alder Borer
Hi Christina,
The last image we received of a Banded Alder Borer was not of the greatest resolution, and we are very happy that you have supplied us with a recent high quality image.
Brown bug with white spots
Location: Marmaris, Turkey (south-west)
July 17, 2011 3:51 am
Hello Bugman,
She has long antennas with wing covers. Hard body, brown with white spots on her. She weeeeks when touched. Otherwise she is quite quiet.
Size: as big as a small finger
Thank you so much,
Signature: don’t mind.
June Beetle: Polyphylla fullo
Dear don’t mind,
Your June Beetle is Polyphylla fullo, and she is a he based on the antennae. The male has much grander antennae which he uses to locate the female. You can see a similar photo on BioLib.
June Beetle
potó
Location: Northeastern Brazil
July 18, 2011 5:31 pm
I lived in Northeastern Brazil for 2 years in the states of Bahia and Pernambuco. I never saw this bug but I have been burned by it twice in the middle of the night. The Brazilians call it ”potó” but I was wondering what the English name is. It crawls on you and leaves an acid trail where it crawled (The Brazilians say it pees on you, not sure if it is actually urinating. I would like some clearing up on that too) that burns you and has a couple stages. the first stage is that it turns red and swells a bit. the second stage is that it ends up looking like a line of white-head zits, and the third stage is that you get a big scab in the shape of a line where the trail is. There’s all of the information that I have on it. I googled it and got these pictures, but I have also heard from the brazilians that it is a spider. Thanks!
Signature: Jay21310
Paederas Rove Beetle
Hi Jay21310,
This is a Rove Beetle in the genus Paederas, and they are found in many parts of the world. In Cameroon they are known as the Creechie Bug, and the fluid they secrete can cause a serious case of contact dermatitis. Here is a link to the first image of a Creechie Bug we received in 2008. We like the Brazilian name Potó.
Potó or Paederas Rove Beetle
New bug for me!
Location: southern New Brunswick, Canada
July 17, 2011 9:39 am
I found this little guy on my watering can today. I’ve never seen one before. It’s about the size of a ladybug but I’ve never seen this metallic green on a bug before. Do you know what it is? I live just outside Fredericton, New Brunswick in Eastern Canada.
Signature: Cheryl Jones
Dogbane Beetle
Hi Cheryl,
This beautifully metallic Leaf Beetle is a Dogbane Beetle, Chrysochus auratus.
Thank you very much for your reply. I can’t believe I’ve never seen one before! I’ve lived here all my life (and I’m 62). You’d think I’d have noticed them before. lol
Cheryl
Bolivian giant larva
Firefly Larva
Bolivian giant larva
Location: Samaipata, Bolivia
July 17, 2011 8:15 am
It is killing me not knowing what this giant is! I saw this amazing creature in Amboro National Park, Samaipata, Bolivia. It looks like a very, very large firefly larva. It has bioluminescent spots just like a firefly larva. The only problem is it was about 4 in / 10cm long! Found it wandering across a path midday last November, the begining of rainy season. I found another one at my house in Pailon, Bolivia but it was only 1.5 inches.
Signature: Jason
Firefly Larva
Hi Jason,
We agree that this must be a Firefly Larva, though we would never have guessed it was four inches long. The bioluminescent spots are a very good indication that your identification is correct. We wish you had included a night shot. Perhaps one of our readers will be able to assist in a species identification. Your photographs are quite stunning.
Firefly Larva
I can’t help but wonder if this could be a case of neoteny. I cannot imagine an adult firefly this size larva would produce! It is also possible it is an unsubscribed species, there are new discoveries being made in this relatively unexplored forest all the time. Not long ago they found a new species of Monkey there. I am sorry I didn’t get a night shot. I have been doing a lot of digging and asking around to ID this guy with no luck so far.
Jason
Just a few additional thoughts Jason. Many female adult Fireflies are larviform. Many larvae are larger than the adults. Please provide us with a comment on your posting if you ever get any additional information in the future.
Unknown Bug Found In Maine
Location: Brewer, Maine
July 17, 2011 9:54 pm
I searched for the identity of this bug but came up empty. I found it at a local park under a Maple tree in Brewer, Maine on Monday July 6th. I have not seen one like this & have lived in Maine for over 38 yrs. After asking several people, no one seems to know what it is at all. Could you please help? Thank you in advance!
Signature: Amy
Sculptured Pine Borer
Hi Amy,
This is one of the Pine Borers in the genus Chalcophora. The species with the most northern range is Chalcophora fortis, which may be seen on BugGuide, though it might also be the Sculptured Pine Borer, Chalcophora virginiensis, which is probably the most common member of the genus and which is also profiled on Bugguide.
Japanese Beetles
Location: London Ontario
July 12, 2011 2:59 pm
Hello I am seeing these all over the place in Southwestern Ontario, grape vines, crab apple trees, flower beds.
This is the first time I have noticed these beetles and they are in abundance!
Signature: Jeff Kleber
Mating Japanese Beetles
Hi Jeff,
Your photo of mating Japanese Beetles is positively gorgeous, and it is unfortunate this lovely looking beetle is such a major pest of cultivated plants. They will feed on well over 100 different ornamental plants cultivated in gardens, and they are especially fond of roses. When the beetles are present, they will gather on a single plant, and when it is defoliated, they will just move to something else. Since we will be out of the office for several days, we are post dating this submission to go live on Sunday.
Rare Bug from NJ
Location: Woodbine, NJ
July 13, 2011 10:31 am
Hello and thanks for taking the time to possibly identify this strange looking bug from the attached pic. We found it yesterday in Woodbine, NJ in a wooded area. It hops around like a cricket.
Signature: Frank Petka
Eyed Elater
Hi Frank,
If identification requests that we receive are any indication, Eyed Elaters are not rare. We actually have them tagged as one of our Top 10 identification requests. Eyed Elaters are Click Beetles, and the hopping you describe is the beetle’s ability to right itself if it finds itself on its back. It can snap its body and flip in the air, producing an audible clicking sound. The eyespots on the Eyed Elater are a defense mechanism to frighten large predators like birds who might mistake it for a larger creature than the bite sized morsel it actually is. We are post dating this letter to go live to our site over the weekend while we are out of the office.
Amazing response time…thanks so much…that was awesome. I will spread the word about your great site!
Regards,
Frank
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