Longhorn Beetle ? Hi, it’s dave from Northeast Thailand again. You did such a good job identifing the Owlfly larva I thought maybe you can tell me what this is. At first I thought it was a Longhorn beetle but now I’m not so sure. It doesn’t appear to have any ocelli eyes, just the … Read more
pretty bug sitting on our screen door I found this pretty bug sitting on our screen door this July in East-Central Illinois. Overall, it was about 5-6 inches in length. Any ideas what it was? Thanks, Kim Hi Kim, It is so refreshing that you find the Giant Ichneumon species in the genus Megarhyssa pretty. … Read more
Manduca rustica? I couldn’t find out what kind of caterpillar I had, but with the help of your (wonderful) site I think I found it…The Manduca rustica. My dad found it while digging in his garden planting new flowers. Could you tell me what it eats, and how to care for it? Thank you!! Sarah … Read more
ID help Hi, I just recently purchased your calendar for 2006, and the timing couldn’t have been better because now I know where to turn with my rather surprising discovery that a couple of plants in my yard have some visitors. They are green and black striped caterpillars with some white dots, as you can … Read more
What’s this one? This is a bug I found in my lettuces, I live in New Zealand, any ideas? It was only about 3mm long and jumped like a flea if you touched it, but crawled along the leaf otherwise. Louise Hi Louise, You have such exotica in New Zealand. We don’t recognize this creature, … Read more
repeat, got closeups of beetle OK. I have been online for 2 hours. I am a teacher, and a very good internet detective. I looked through all your beetles, and checked cockroaches……whew…..and did not see this insect. I have dealt with the asian lady beetle in my log home for several winters and was very … Read more