Small bug with scorpian curled tail
Location: Spain
November 30, 2011 9:51 am
Are you able to identify this bug that crawled out of my slipper…. it looks like it could sting and small wings on its tail???
Signature: Hazel
Devil's Coach Horse
Hello Hazel,
This frightening but harmless creature is a species of Rove Beetle that is native to Europe, but which has naturalized in many parts of North America where it is called a Devil’s Coach Horse.
That is ever so kind of you to reply and let me know, I shall let the poor thing free now. Thank you again for your quick response.
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Is this a Fire-colored beetle?
Location: Midlothian, Virginia
November 25, 2011 9:17 pm
Found this bug crawling across the carpet on night. It’s legs made a clicking sound as it walked. Not quite sure what it is. It’s about 1 inch long.
Signature: Grant
Tile Horned Prionus
Hi Grant,
This is a Tile Horned Prionus, Prionus (Neopolyarthron) laticollis. These root borers are generally sighted in July and August, so a November sighting is unseasonably late, however, BugGuide indicates the season as “April to November (Northeast).” Perhaps it emerged from firewood that you brought indoors, which is often the case with the various insects that have wood boring larva because the warm indoor temperatures trigger an early emergence.
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.
beetles
Location: Namibia, Southern Africa
November 20, 2011 2:39 pm
Can you please identify these beetles. Images 1 & 2 were taken around 9a.m. on 13th April 2010. in the gardens of Nunda Lodge near Divundu, in the Caprivi Strip, Namibia. The beetles were very abundant and we saw them again when we returned in April 2011.
Signature: Roger Pinkney
Unknown Blister Beetles from Namibia
Hi Roger,
These colorful creatures are Blister Beetles in the family Meloidae. The larvae often feed on Grasshopper Eggs or they parasitize the nests of Solitary Bees. Adults feed on vegetation. They have a complicated life cycle. Blister Beetles get their common name because they exude a substance called cantharidin that can cause blistering of skin, so they should be handled with care. We need to leave to get to Whole Foods to buy some cheese for Thanksgiving dinner, but we will try to find a species identification upon our return.
Blister Beetles
Update
While your individuals look very similar to this unidentified species from Namibia the distinctive red markings evident in your photo are absent.
Dear Daniel, Many thanks for another swift identification. Glad we didn’t touch these beetles. Enjoy your Thanksgiving dinner. Kind regards, Roger.
Hi Daniel and Roger:
Your Blister Beetles probably belong to the genus Mylabris (Meloidae: Meloinae). It’s a very large genus (apparently over 200 species) so as usual I can’t be certain, but it looks very much like M. tricolor. The species probably occurs throughout Southern Africa as I also found references to it from Angola and Botswana, as well as images from Zambia, Mozambique and South Africa. None of these images look exactly the same as those in the submitted photos but all are very similar. Variability in appearance is quite common within insect species, particularly if the species has a wide distribution, so that may account for the small differences. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any additional information about the species. Regards. Karl
Whats that bug?
Location: Lightning Ridge, NSW, Australia
November 21, 2011 2:36 am
Hi there, this particular beetle was found in a pot plant by my mother in law. The bright florescent green was what caught her eye so she bought it right round so i could snap a photo.
Markings were symmetrical on top and on bottom, obviously 6 legs, eyes under its head and wings under its hard shell on its back. Spring is nearly over now heading into summer. Hope this helps.
Regards, Peter
Fiddler Beetle
Hi Peter,
As winter approaches in the northern hemisphere and our North American identification requests begin to diminish, we have a surge of identification requests from Australia and other southern realms. We generally get several requests each year to identify Fiddler Beetles, Eupoecila australasiae, like the individual in your photograph. Fiddler Beetles make their summer appearance in Australia beginning in late November and continuing through about February. We featured the Fiddler Beetle as the Bug of the Month for February 2007.
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identify
Location: north east thailand
November 17, 2011 6:40 pm
Saw this on the floor of an apartment block in the issarn region of thailand.Namely udon thani a city less than twenty miles form the border of Laos,It mainly agicultural and rice growing in the region..
found this in the dry season,March to may, but not 100% cklear on that,but it was four yrs ago
Signature: andy
Click Beetle
Hi Andy,
This is definitely a Beetle, but beyond that, we are stumped. Generally we are able to at least provide a family for beetles, but there are so many physical attributes that are distinctive on this beetle that we have not seen combined in this manner. The pectinate (see BugGuide) are probably the most distinctive feature, but the spined thorax and narrow waist connecting to the abdomen is also quite unique. Many beetles in the superfamily Elateroidea (See BugGuide for North American examples) have similar antennae and thoracic features, including some of the Click Beetles in the family Elateridae. At first glance, we thought this might be a Prionid, but the thorax structure seems to negate that possibility. We need additional time to research and perhaps one of our readers will be able to assist in this challenging identification. We could not locate it on ThaiBugs. Can you recall the size of this creature?
Unknown Beetle from Thailand
Immediate Update:
After posting we looked again at the ThaiBugs site and found a Click Beetle in the family Elateridae that looks close. It is “unidentified and in need of a shave” and pictured as a thumbnail near the bottom of the page.
Daniel:
Yes, a click beetle! I believe this one is Oxynopterus mucronatus, or at least something very closely related. Thanks for sharing!
Eric
Thanks Eric,
We found matching images on Project Noah and the Click Beetles of the Palearctic Region website.
Hi daniel was about an inch long. dificult to gauge the with from memory.But remember being fascinated by the antenae type and size,which was noticably wider than the body.
Andy
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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Long Nose Lycid Beetle
Location: Queensland Australia
November 15, 2011 8:18 am
Hi bugman, been a while since i sent you anything. I have went to Australia since my last submission.
What we have here is the Porrostoma rhipidium – Long nose Lycid Beetle. He is a very docile and somewhat curious critter. He crawled around on me while i took many shots.. then as I let him go, he landed beside of me and continued hanging around in the yard for another entire day.
Signature: SCWIDVICIOUS
Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle
Dear SCWIDVICIOUS,
Thanks so much for sending us this marvelous submission. The Brisbane Insect Websitehas many excellent images of this species. Members of the family Lycidae are commonly called Net-Winged Beetles and they are somewhat unusual in that they have soft elytra, unlike most beetles. Now that winter is approaching in the northern hemisphere, we are expecting a surge in submissions from Australia if our typical annual cycle remains unchanged.
Long-Nosed Lycid Beetle
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