Weevil from Mexico: Brentus anchorago

Subject:  Big ID Geographic location of the bug:  Puerto Vallarta Jalisco mx Date: 03/04/2019 Time: 07:07 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Just curious for ID of this long neck bug. How you want your letter signed:  Robert Dear Robert, This is a Weevil, and we are confident the species is Brentus anchorago.

South American Palm Weevil from Guatemala

Subject:  What’s this bug ? Geographic location of the bug:  Livingston, Guatemala Date: 12/21/2018 Time: 03:39 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Flew around the boat about 50 metres offshore…landed…left. How you want your letter signed:  By Feather Quill (cause it’s classy) Dear Classy Reader who writes with a Quill Pen, This is a … Read more

Weevil from Costa Rica

Subject:  what’s this bug?! Geographic location of the bug:  Turrialba, Cartago, Costa Rica Date: 11/09/2018 Time: 10:56 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  We found this bug in the heliconia on our farm above Turrialba. It was early in the morning in June. The children would love to learn what it is and why … Read more

Acorn Weevil

Subject:  Really weird and really scared Geographic location of the bug:  sherman, texas Date: 11/07/2018 Time: 08:30 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  This thing landed on my arm in my office and i have no idea what it is. I didn’t feel any bite, all I felt was it land on my arm, … Read more

Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil

Subject:  Please identify this green bug Geographic location of the bug:  Gun Flint Trail in Northern Minnesota Date: 08/15/2018 Time: 03:31 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  I was standing on a dock by a lake for just a few minutes and after I got back in the car I felt something crawling in … Read more

Avocado Weevil

Subject:  Well-camouflaged beetle? Geographic location of the bug:  Burns, TN 37029 (Montgomery Bell State Park) Date: 08/13/2018 Time: 12:18 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Hi– I saw this bug on July 23rd of this year and was impressed by its effective camouflage on the decaying bridge rail. It looks somewhat like a Southwestern … Read more