Barbary Spurge Hawkmoth Caterpillar from the Canary Islands

Subject:  Caterpillar Identification Geographic location of the bug:  Canary Islands Date: 01/31/2019 Time: 03:51 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Hello Bugman, I was wondering you could identify the caterpillar in the attached picture? A person that I know found several of them on a plant in Indiana. I tried to identify it on … Read more

Crab Louse from Lebanon

Subject:  type of insect Geographic location of the bug:  Lebanon Date: 01/31/2019 Time: 08:35 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  hi, I was literally surprised by itching for a period of time(1 month) so I started taking pills of allergy and nothing happened . one day, i was itching my leg, and i found … Read more

Flannel Moth from Peru

Subject:  Undetermined moth from Chanchamayo, Peru. Geographic location of the bug:  Near Naranjal, Chanchamayo, Junin, Peru. Date: 01/30/2019 Time: 10:23 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  The body and wing shape are similar to a sphingid but the antennae are all wrong. Locality was near Naranjal, Chanchamayo Province, Junin Region, Peru on January 10th, … Read more

Louse from Australia

Subject:  ID help please Geographic location of the bug:  Melbourne, Australia Date: 01/30/2019 Time: 07:33 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Hi Bugman, We’ve had a heatwave here in Australia lately and a big increase in the suburban biting/sucking bug population. I found the one in the first image on my 2 year old … Read more

Western Boxelder Bug

Subject:  Whats that Bug ? Geographic location of the bug:  Vancouver Washington Date: 01/29/2019 Time: 01:52 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Hi, I have had a most distressing time attempting to determine the identity of this bug. It is a six legged black beetle of some kind but I fail to find any … Read more