Family Saturniidae
Subject: Moth ID Geographic location of the bug: North Italy, near border with Slovenia Date: 08/09/2022 Time: {current_time} EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hello, found this beautiful specimen and i would love to know what species it is. Thank you in advance! How you want your letter signed: Marco Dear Marco, We love your … Read more
Subject: Empower Gun Moth Geographic location of the bug: Maramarua, TeAroha, Nz Date: 10/26/2021 Time: 11:11 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: I spotted this moth on the wall of Cafe 77 at Maramarua, near TeAroha, Tuesday 26th October 2021. How you want your letter signed: Jenny Dear Jenny, We are thrilled to post … Read more
Subject: Big Hairy Moth Geographic location of the bug: Lower Hutt Wellington NZ Date: 10/19/2021 Time: 02:24 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hi, found this moth dead. Never seen it before. Please help identify. How you want your letter signed: Sophie Dear Sophie, This is a Gum Emperor Moth, Opodiphthera eucalypti. According to … Read more
Subject: Red moth Geographic location of the bug: Conyers Georgia Date: 09/24/2021 Your letter to the bugman: What kind of moth is this How you want your letter signed: J Lowry Dear J Lowry, This is an Oakworm Moth in the genus Anisota, probably the Pink Striped Oakworm Moth, Anisota virginiensis, which is pictured on … Read more
Subject: Lepodopteran identification request Geographic location of the bug: USA, California, 12 km west of Bishop in the Sierra Nevada Mts. Date: 09/21/2021 Time: 04:23 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Came across several of these emerging on August 30, 2021. Just wondering about the identity of this beauty? How you want your letter … Read more
Subject: It’s a Luna Geographic location of the bug: Woodsfield Ohio Date: 08/02/2021 Time: 12:44 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: I already identified these two, but I wanted to share them as we recently purchased the property where I saw them. How you want your letter signed: Xero Dear Xero, You are so … Read more