Subject: Plant bug? What kind? Geographic location of the bug: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Date: 08/13/2021 Time: 01:55 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Found this near a creek in a boreal forest. The closest this I could find online is a Western Box Elder Bug, but it has very different markings. What do you … Read more
Subject: Sierra Nevada bug I cant identify Geographic location of the bug: Eastern Sierra range Date: 08/12/2019 Time: 10:58 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hi, encountered this lovely green and red (or orange?) bug at 9800 feet near a lake in eastern Sierras near mammoth, CA. An entomologist friend thought it was a … Read more
Subject: Strange fly with funky antenna and cricket legs Geographic location of the bug: Southern California Date: 07/20/2019 Time: 10:54 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: What is this little bug? Can’t identify it in any list of insects in southern California How you want your letter signed: Thanks This is not a Fly. … Read more
Subject: Please identify Geographic location of the bug: Southern California Date: 05/01/2019 Time: 03:03 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Friend found this in her garden. None of us have noticed this spieces befor and would very much like to become familiar with it. How you want your letter signed: Hunter Dear Hunter, This … Read more
Subject: Green bug Geographic location of the bug: Finland Date: 08/02/2018 Time: 02:21 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: I am interested in name of this bug. ? I was making some photos outside and see this bug. It was on flowers and stay there for a while. Many thanks How you want your … Read more
Subject: What is on my woody plant? Location: Mount Washington, Los Angeles, California August 2, 2017 9:21 pm Dear Bugman, I just noticed this green bug on my woody plant, and I didn’t see any other ones, so I left it, but I am getting a sinking feeling that that might have been a mistake. … Read more