like from a scrap book, no?
Location: Misiones/Argentina (Iguacu national park)
January 19, 2012 12:56 pm
This is a beautiful butterfly I was able to get a shot in Iguacu, Argentina. It was 2 inch or so. Did not find it’s name on the net. Can you help?
Signature: Jutta
Swordtail Butterfly
Dear Jutta,
This butterfly is positively stunning. We had hoped it would not be too difficult to identify, and we started by doing a word search of “clearwing swallowtail (though we knew it was not Papilionidae) Peru (we read your location too quickly)” and after scouring many photos, we found a close but not perfect match FlickR that was called a Swordtail, but no species name. Then we substituted Swordtail for Swallowtail and we found Morton Ross’ website and a lovely photo identified as the Octauius Swordtail, Chorinea octauius. Armed with a scientific name, we found no shortage of images of this beauty on the internet, including some photos from Panama on the Neotropical Butterflies website, though we were still not sure of the family classification. Though we don’t like to cite Wikipedia as a source, it was Wikipedia that provided the family name Riodinidae, and we have created a new subcategory for Swordtails on our site. Thanks for providing us with a challenging identification. We did locate another member from the family in our archives so your beauty will not be classified alone. We also learned that the family is commonly called Metalmarks.
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please help
Location: northern maryland
January 19, 2012 11:15 am
I live in northern maryland in hagerstown its currently winter time in january but its been kind of mild. We have some kindof warm days for winter and I keep finding these bugs on my porch. Was just wondering what kind of bugs these are and if it is something on my porch attracting them. Please and thanks in advance.
Signature: Laura
Winter Stonefly
Hi Laura,
This benign creature is a Winter Stonefly, and they are never found far from sources of pure, unpolluted streams. We will elaborate on this when we have an opportunity. See BugGuide for additional information.
Not sure what kind of bug this is.
Location: Syracuse, NY
December 6, 2011 10:23 pm
Can you help me identify this bug? They show up every now and then.
Thank you
Signature: Brian
Larder Beetle
Hi Brian,
You are being troubled by Larder Beetles, a cosmopolitan species that infests stored foods. Check the pantry for old food items and the source of the infestation. See BugGuide for more information.
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Caterpillar
Location: Australia QLD Redcliffe 4020
December 9, 2011 10:18 pm
Hey guys.
Found this Caterpillar today eating my Orange Tree leaves. Like to know what this is and if it’s a thread to the tree or not.
Michael
Signature: michael from australia redcliffe QLD
Orchard Swallowtail Caterpillar
Dear Michael,
This spectacular caterpillar is that of an Orchard Swallowtail, Papilio aegeus, and we confirmed that identification on the Brisbane Insect website. As you indicated, the caterpillar eats the foliage of orange and other citrus trees, however, the loss of some leaves will not harm the tree appreciably. The red horns at the front of your caterpillar is a scent organ known as the osmeterium. It is normally hidden, but when the caterpillar feels threatened by a predator, the osmeterium is displayed along with an odor that is described as disagreeable.
WTF
Location: Long Island NY
December 11, 2011 4:08 pm
Hey! So we found these creepy lil suckers in the basement of a Long Island home that has a back and frontyard. To me, it looks like the offspring of a spider, cricket and a bee. Any thoughts?
Signature: Sleeping with a Flashlight
Camel Crickets
Dear Sleeping with a Flashlight,
We didn’t have any new letters to post today, so we turned to our backlog of unanswered questions. Your letter arrived just prior to the end of the semester and holiday rush, and we didn’t have a chance to respond in a timely manner. It seems you might have an infestation of Camel Crickets in your basement. Camel Crickets are basically harmless creatures that will not bite you or your pets, but they may do minor damage to stored items if they get plentiful. According to BugGuide, the best way to get rid of them is to remove their habitat, piles of clutter including logs and boards that might be in the basement. Also reducing the humidity will make the basement inhospitable.
Camel Crickets
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Ed. Note: We originally conducted an offline correspondence (without an attached photo) with Cesar entertaining the possibilities of sighting a Carolina Sphinx in Brazil, presumably outside the range. We responded that there are many similar looking species.
Sphinx Moth
Location: Pico do Jaraguá, São Paulo, Brazil
January 16, 2012 6:42 pm
As you suspected, my picture does not match with Carolina Hawk Moth.
Now, I think it is more related to Agrius singulata, the Pink-spotted Hawkmoth http://bugguide.net/node/view/339497/bgpage [and]
http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/acingula.htm
It seems that I am more southern, anyway.
Signature: Cesar Crash
Pink Spotted Hawkmoth
Hi again Cesar,
We agree that this is most likely a Pink Spotted Hawkmoth. Often moths with brown forewings have distinctive hind wings. The underwings on this species are black and pink striped and the pink spots associated with the name can be found on the body. Gently nudging the moth might have caused it to display the distinctive pink coloration.
Found in the house
Location: chatham, On
January 16, 2012 1:43 pm
My mothers husband was cleaning in their living room and found this skin of what i thought was a junebug, but at a closer glance i realized that it wasn’t. Can you please tell me what this is because the pincher arms scare me a little with my young kids going there. It might be in the house, it was at one time at least to shed its skin.
Signature: Carly
Cicada Exuvia
Hi Carly,
This is the exuvia or cast of skin of a Cicada. Cicada nymphs live underground, often for many years. When they are ready to metamorphose into adults, they dig to the surface, split their skins to molt for the last time, and emerge as winged adults leaving the exuvia behind.
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