Subject: Unidentified moth Geographic location of the bug: Vancouver Island, BC Date: 07/30/2018 Time: 04:15 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hello! Here is a picture of a moth that I found on my door a couple weeks ago. I recently became a moth enthusiast so I have difficulty IDing some of them, despite … Read more
Subject: In my garden Geographic location of the bug: Minneapolis, Minnesota Date: 07/31/2018 Time: 07:10 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: This guy might be common, but I know next to nothing about it – can you help identify what this is? He rolled over in the second picture. How you want your letter … Read more
Subject: New bug outside Geographic location of the bug: Northeast Pennsylvania Date: 07/31/2018 Time: 03:22 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hello, We found this bug recently after getting wood from our wood pile, now we are finding them all over our yard and pool deck. They appear flat, can be squished, move easily … Read more
Subject: Identify this bug Geographic location of the bug: Bangalore ,india Date: 07/30/2018 Time: 01:25 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hi bugman, I found this gorgeous fellow on my office floor. Would love to know more about him . Thanks! How you want your letter signed: Shweta Dear Shweta, This Scarab Beetle is … Read more
Subject: Bug on branch, in trash. Geographic location of the bug: Pinellas County Florida Date: 07/31/2018 Time: 02:18 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: What is this bug? How you want your letter signed: No The Long-Jawed Longhorn Beetle, Trachyderes mandibularis, is profiled on the Texas Entomology site where it states: “Adults are active … Read more
Subject: Is this a deer fly? Geographic location of the bug: Elicott City, MD Date: 07/31/2018 Time: 10:34 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: A friend of mine spotted this little B@#$%^d on his car. I sort of remember this as a deer fly from my childhood in the northern midwest, but never saw … Read more