Subject: Bee with yellow tipped antenna Location: Fairbanks, AK May 30, 2015 6:30 pm I found this unfamiliar bug on my deck. I’ve never seen one before . It’s larger than the usual yellow jacket. Signature: Sarah Dear Sarah, Though this Elm Sawfly, Cimbex americana, is related to bees and wasps by being classified in … Read more
Subject: Giant insect in Seattle Location: Seattle, Wa May 31, 2015 12:03 am I saw this giant insect on an Italian plum in late May in Seattle. It was a warm 75 degree day. It moved slowly on the branches and the butt was pulsating. I made direct eye contact with her. She looked me … Read more
Arboreal Click Beetle Location: Mount Washington, Los Angeles, California May 25, 2015 5:51 PM Another regular seasonal visitor came to our porch light this past week, an Arboreal Click Beetle with feathered antennae that we have been informed is in the genus Euthysanius. This particular individual could not right itself, and we suspect is was … Read more
Walnut Underwing Visits WTB? Location: Mount Washington, Los Angeles, California March 30, 2015 7:00 AM Each year we get visits from Walnut Underwings, and it is always a very exciting sighting, though our native Noctuoid is considerably smaller and less colorful than the numerous Saturniids that are currently being submitted to our site.
Subject: Moth or spider or both? Location: Kansas City, Missouri May 30, 2015 4:39 pm Hi Daniel, my niece found this adorable little critter in Kansas City Missouri. Any idea what it might be? Thanks a bunch, Signature: Michele Dear Michele, Moths do not have wings. This is a Polyphemus Moth, and if he had … Read more
Subject: Is this Callosamia angulifera Location: El Granada, California May 29, 2015 4:59 pm This big beauty was hanging on the wall outside my apartment, in El Granada (Half Moon Bay) California. Is this species native to the coastal SF Bay Area? Signature: Spencer Dear Spencer, Your beautiful moth is a Ceanothus Silkmoth, Hyalophora euryalus, … Read more