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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; bug love</title>
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		<title>Mating Polyphemus Moths</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/03/09/mating-polyphemus-moths-8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More Polyphemus Love
March 9, 2010
Last week we found a large cocoon on ground, brought it inside, and hung it in a jar. Last night we saw a large moth struggling in the bottom of the jar. We took it outside to a ficus tree on the patio, where it climbed up a few feet and [...]


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		<title>Mating Robber Flies</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/02/26/mating-robber-flies-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mating Robber Flies
February 26, 2010
Hi, WTB,
Mating Robber Flies.  Mid-July, 2009.  Foothills of the Santa Rita Mountains, southern Arizona, about 4,400&#8242;.  There are lots of Robbers around here, and I&#8217;m always glad to observe them.
Best,
Denny
Hi Denny,
We believe these may be Neomochtherus californicus, a species of Robber Fly that is represented on BugGuide with a single series [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2005/07/23/mating-robber-flies-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Mating Robber Flies'>Mating Robber Flies</a> <small>a couple of photos and a moth ID Hello I...</small></li>
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		<title>Katydid from Costa Rica:  Ancistrocercus circumdatus</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/02/24/orthopteran-from-costa-rica/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/02/24/orthopteran-from-costa-rica/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cricket?
February 23, 2010
Wondering what this is &#8211; common and latin name
david
chira Island, Costa Rica
Dear david,
Our readership enjoys hearing details about the sightings that are submitted to our website.  For identification purposes, additional information is often quite helpful.  The spare wording of your letter (and that of your numerous other submissions) fails to engage our readership [...]


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		<title>Unknown Mating Weevils from Viet Nam</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/02/24/unknown-mating-weevils-from-viet-nam/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/02/24/unknown-mating-weevils-from-viet-nam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good Old Fashioned Weevil Lovin&#8217;
February 23, 2010
I found these guys on a day hike at Cuc Phuong National Park in Vietnam. It was around May 13th and the rainy season had not quite started yet.
Danielle
Vietnam, Cuc Phuong National Park
Hi Danielle,
We will attempt to identify these Weevils.  Can you tell us how large they were?





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<li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2005/10/18/floridian-weevils-mating-myllocerus-undatus-marshall-a-weevil-new-to-the-western-hemisphere/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Floridian Weevils Mating: Myllocerus undatus Marshall, a weevil new to the Western Hemisphere'>Floridian Weevils Mating: Myllocerus undatus Marshall, a weevil new to the Western Hemisphere</a> <small>White and Black Beetles Hi Bugfolks, Awesome site! Thanks! I&#8217;ve...</small></li>
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		<title>Mating Spur Throated Grasshoppers:  Barytettix humphreysii cochisei</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/02/22/mating-lubber-grasshoppers-but-what-species/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/02/22/mating-lubber-grasshoppers-but-what-species/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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February 21, 2010
Hi, WTB,
Thanks for the nice words about the very recent Cactus Longhorn Beetle photo.
Seeking ID help, please, for this pair of grasshoppers from late September in the foothills of the Santa Rita Moutains in southern Arizona at about 4,400 ft.  These are plentiful from mid- to late summer.
Denny Schreffler
Hi again Denny,
Another [...]


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		<title>Mating Cactus Longhorns</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/02/21/mating-cactus-longhorns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[February 18, 2010
I tried to send a photo for your Bug Love page, but it failed to upload. Can you accept regular email with attachments?
Eric Eaton suggested that I submit some photos to you (and another site) several months ago, but I&#8217;m just now trying that.
Thanks,
Denny Schreffler
Tucson
Hi Denny,
Responding to this email should allow you to [...]


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		<title>Mating Convergent Lady Beetles</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/02/13/mating-convergent-lady-beetles/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/02/13/mating-convergent-lady-beetles/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ed. Note: The original letter sent by Naaman was for the identification of the African Painted Bugs, and this pair of mating Convergent Lady Beetles was also in the photo.
February 13, 2010
Thanks!  here are two more pictures of the ladybugs.  maybe these help to identify them better?
Naaman
Los Angeles, CA
Thanks Naaman,
Your mating Lady Beetles are the [...]


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		<title>Painted Bugs Mating:  Invasive species from Africa</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/02/13/painted-bugs-mating-invasive-species-from-africa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[small black bugs with orange spots
February 13, 2010
there were hundreds of these little bugs crawling on some plants with a few dozen ladybugs mixed in, and they were about the same size. i was hiking in some hills in the los angeles area and it was yesterday, feb 12th
naaman
los angeles, ca
Dear naaman,
We first reported on [...]


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		<title>Mating Bluet Damselflies</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/02/08/mating-damselflies-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For your &#8220;Bug Love&#8221; page&#8230;(blue damselflies from Illinois)
February 7, 2010
Hello. I took this picture early this past July on Lake Shabbona in Illinois, near Chicago while on a fishing trip. There were mating pairs of these blue damselflies everywhere, and these two landed right in front of me. They didn&#8217;t flinch when I put the [...]


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		<title>Mating French&#8217;s Longicorn from Australia:  A Rarity???</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/01/21/mating-frenchs-longicorn-from-australia-a-rarity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[French&#8217;s Longicorns
January 21, 2010
I just discovered your site today &#8211; being a keen bug fiend, I cant believe that I had not come across it before!
I searched through your site to find more information on French&#8217;s Longicorn beetle (Batocera frenchi) &#8211; but couldnt find any!
We came across these beautiful, large longicorns on a hike through [...]


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