Date: 03/30/2021 Time: 09:39 PM EDT Subject: Beautiful Butterfly Geographic location of the bug: Southern California Dear Bugman, I am hoping you can help me identify this butterfly based on the body shape and wing markings. It was located indoors during the very early spring. How you want your letter signed: Melanie on the Irish … Read more
Subject: Moths in a Buckle Geographic location of the bug: South of my navel Date: 01/14/2018 Time: 12:17 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: I found this used belt buckle while thrift store shopping in Ventura, California. I’m wondering which type of moth is depicted in this beauty? What messages are moths sending as … Read more
Thanks Daniel! I do a type of hand embroidery called Stumpwork and bugs are one of the things that I like to make. And as an added challenge, I like to do ones that I find when we travel. Celeste How wonderful. Please send us some images if you can. Here’s one of my favorites…my … Read more
Subject: Strange Stick Insect Location: Beagle Bay, WA, Austalia September 3, 2014 3:19 am Hi What’s That Bug Team, I found this stick insect around the Kimberley Region of Western Australia, in Beagle Bay Primary School. I was hoping you could identify the species for me as some of its features and adaptations are quite … Read more
Subject: Scarab Victorian Brooch Location: Oregon January 15, 2013 5:09 pm This brooch had four beetles on it, but one fell off. If you Google, ”green scarab beetle,” lots of pictures of this species come up for sale called, ”antique Victorian brooch.” One website, http://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2010/07/ancient-mystery-beetle.html, has the best pictures I have seen where one commenter … Read more
Bug Art Location: São Paulo, Brazil January 26, 2012 7:35 am Here is my last creation. I let it hangin’ on my bed. Isn’t it adorable? Signature: Cesar Crash Hi Cesar, Thanks for reminding us that you have submitted other insect sculptures. We will need to search the archive and categorize them as Bug Art. … Read more