Subject: Can you please help. Location: Canberra Australia January 31, 2017 2:09 am Hello thank you for taking the time to help me out I am wondering if you can help me identify this bug? I’m in Canberra Australia and right now it’s summer thank you Signature: Andy Dear Andy, Normally, we do not like … Read more
Subject: Longhorn beetle Location: Philadelphia, Harare, Zimbabwe January 31, 2017 6:14 am I have narrowed down the identity of this beetle to Tithoes Confinus or Tithoes Maculatus. What do you think? Signature: Majotso Dear Majotso, We have several Prionids from Africa in our archives that we have identified as Tithoes confinus, but we would always … Read more
Subject: Zambia Location: Zambia January 31, 2017 1:19 am Hello, I found the buck below in Sambia in vetches. Thank you very much! Signature: S. Frantz Dear S. Frantz, We believe this is some species of Flea Beetle in the tribe Alticini, a group in the Leaf Beetle family Chrysomelidae. Your image resembles this image … Read more
Subject: Strange bug from Portugal Location: Portugal January 30, 2017 12:44 pm Hi, bugman. Found this strange bug hanging around my backyard in Portugal, never seen one before. My cat chased it into the house. It’s nearing the end of winter now. I’m of course wondering what it is. When the cat was trying to … Read more
Subject: What are these clay light shells Location: Sydney Australia January 28, 2017 8:07 pm Found these in the backyard and just wondering what they were shells of.. Signature: Cindy Dear Cindy, This is a mud nest constructed by a Wasp, probably a Mud Dauber in the genus Sceliphron based on the image posted to … Read more
Subject: Weird Insect Location: Sydney Australia January 29, 2017 2:36 am Just curious about this one. Never seen one like this before. Signature: Russell Dear Russell, This appears to us to be an Exuvia or cast-off exoskeleton that an immature insect leaves behind when it matures and molts. Our best guess is that it is … Read more