White-Tipped Black Geometrid Thanks for your great website. It helped us identify the White-Tipped Geometrids that were nectaring on Goldenrod in our Houston, Texas garden. I thought you might enjoy a more detailed photo. Bill Miller Hi Bill, We just returned from a national journalism convention with our students and we don’t know how we … Read more
What is it My wife and I found this bug near a small lake close to our home town of Invermere B.C. Canada. We nicknamed it a beemoth. Its aprox 3/4" long and 1 1/4" wide. The picture was take in May of 2006. Just curious what the proper name would be. Matthew Holden Hi … Read more
Unknown Beetle Hi Bug Guy, Love your site! I look up everything I’m not sure of and find wonderfully interesting bugs in my searches! Thank you for this great website. Here is a beetle I came across recently on my walk in the desert in Cochise County, Oct 01 2007. I was unable to find … Read more
Pink-edged Sulphur butterfly? Bugman, I took this picture of what I think is a Pink-edged Sulphur. I never saw it with it’s wings open. So, I don’t know for sure if it is. Could it be a Common or Clouded Sulphur? I took this picture a couple of months in southern Indiana. I noticed that … Read more
Gulf Fritillary I love Passion Vine, though I rarely get to enjoy the flowers. Instead, I have tons and tons of Gulf Fritillary butterflies, and encourage their growth by moving the caterpillars around my garden so they can all get a decent meal. I was thrilled to find this newly emerged butterfly in between the … Read more
Unknowns – moth and bug. What are these? Thank you very much for your consideration. Jon…… This is a very large moth, approximately 4 to 4 1/2 inches in length and was found on the exterior wall of our home one evening when the outside lights were left on. The time of year was August, … Read more