Subject:Â Help with Bug ID
Geographic location of the bug:Â Vila Velha, Brazil
Your letter to the bugman: I am six years old and living in Brazil for a year. I rescued this interesting bug from a swimming pool and want to know what it is. My dad is helping me type this message. Thank you for your help!
How you want your letter signed:Â From Nadia F.
Dear Nadia,
This is a Darkling Beetle in the family Tenebrionidae. Because of your kind act of rescuing this Darkling Beetle from a swimming pool, we are tagging this posting with the Bug Humanitarian Award.
It’s Lagria villosa, agricultural pest of African origin. Curiously, the first report in Brazil was from EspÃrito Santo, where Vila Velha is located.
Thanks Cesar