Subject : Small mystery moth Geographic location of the bug: Norfolk County, Massachusetts Date: 09/02/2021 Time: 11:09 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hi, I am an amateur hobbyist bug collector and found this tiny moth on my porch in August. I’ve been able to identify most of the bugs in my collection myself, … Read more
Subject: Are these moths? And if so, what kind? Geographic location of the bug: Bahir Dar, Ethiopia Date: 06/01/2021 Time: 12:41 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hi! I found these two moths (possibly) today while I was photographing Dragonflies along the wet lands of Lake Tana in Ethiopia. Since I have never seen … Read more
Subject: Black Wasp with Orange Wings Geographic location of the bug: Tampa Flodisa Date: 06/02/2021 Time: 08:45 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Is this a Tarantula Wasp? How you want your letter signed: Please help to identify, thanks Bug Guru Though it effectively mimics certain wasps, notably Tarantula Hawks, Empyreuma affinis, is actually … Read more
Subject: Beautiful Geographic location of the bug: Eastern Cape South Africa Date: 03/15/2021 Time: 05:05 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hi, I tried to identify this month, it’s either a polkadot wasp moth or a nine dot moth. Can you help? The orange markings seem different from both species. How you want your … Read more
Subject: Identifying Black Moth(?) with Metallic Blue Markings Geographic location of the bug: Northern Indiana, USA Date: 06/18/2020 Time: 11:36 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Dear Bugman, I noticed what appears to be black moths flirting between tree leaves and circling the trees a few days ago. I’ve never seen these moths in … Read more
Subject: Lunate Zale Geographic location of the bug: Mount Washington, Los Angeles, California Date: 06/22/2020 Time: 8:35 AM EDT While working in the yard, Daniel couldn’t help but to notice this new species to the porch light, a Lunate Zale, Zale lunata, which we identified on BugGuide. According to BugGuide: “Adults – quite variable with … Read more