Month: December 2018

Scarab Beetle from Serbia

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Subject:  Pentodon species identification Geographic location of the bug:  Žagubica, Serbia. Date: 12/20/2018 Time: 01:16 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Thanks to iNaturalist community I found out that the genus of this Coleoptera is Pentodon spp. but I can’t figure out what species it is because all of them look the same to … Read more

Gardenia Bee Hawkmoth from Australia

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Subject:  unknown caterpillar in Australia Geographic location of the bug:  Lismore, New South Wales Date: 12/19/2018 Time: 06:12 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Hi Bugman, Your site came up because my caterpillar looks just like your google images cover photo, but I can’t find him on your site (at least I don’t have … Read more

Bee-Like Robber Fly

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Subject:  Wasp/Bee/Strange Specimen? Geographic location of the bug:  Tumwater, Washington, near the Deschutes River Date: 12/18/2018 Time: 01:12 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  I caught this aggressive little guy alone when he landed on a plant near a riverbank in Tumwater, Washington – near Olympia. After hours of entomological research I cannot for … Read more

Ovipositing Katydid from Costa Rica

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Subject:  Orthoptera Identification Geographic location of the bug:  Manzanillo, Costa Rica Date: 12/19/2018 Time: 11:33 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Could you please help me identify this orthoptera? Thank you. How you want your letter signed:  7Song Dear 7Song, This is a marvelous image of a female Katydid in the family Tettigoniidae and … Read more

Unknown Grasshopper Nymphs from Costa Rica

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Subject:  Grasshopper identification Geographic location of the bug:  Monteverde Rain Forest, Monteverde, Costa Rica Date: 12/19/2018 Time: 10:58 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Could you please identify these insects How you want your letter signed:  7Song Dear 7Song, These are immature Grasshoppers and immature individuals often look very different from adults, and there … Read more