Flag Footed Bug from Panama

Subject:  Strange bug on driveway Geographic location of the bug:  Highlands of Rep of Panama,Boquete specifically Date: 09/28/2019 Time: 10:24 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Could you please look at this and identify him/her. Suggestion given by neighbours is a harlequin bug but I don’t think so, the ‘leaves’ on the legs don’t … Read more

Electric Light Bug

Subject:  Large Bug/Beetle? Geographic location of the bug:  South Central Kentucky Date: 09/28/2019 Time: 01:21 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  I would really appreciate any info about this bug. It was about 2.5 inches and the weirdest thing was that its head moved in an in and out motion like it was vibrating. … Read more

Banded Tussock Moth Caterpillar

Subject:  Fuzzy Wuzzy Friend Geographic location of the bug:  Holly Springs, MS Date: 09/27/2019 Time: 10:01 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Hi again Daniel! A previous Bug Queen here. I have a new friend I have since freed to the yard. Would you please be so kind as to identify my fuzzy wuzzy … Read more

Bed Bug

Subject:  Bug Beetle or what is it Geographic location of the bug:  New England and eastern Canada Date: 09/25/2019 Time: 08:31 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  We have found several of these in the material on the headboard (bed) in our Motor Home.  We have been in the New England States and the … Read more

Variegated Fritillary Caterpillar

Subject:  Caterpillar Geographic location of the bug:  Louisa, Virginia Date: 09/22/2019 Time: 02:41 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  What caterpillar is this and what plant is it’s host? How you want your letter signed:  Sharon Dear Sharon, We believe this is a Variegated Fritillary Caterpillar and according to BugGuide:  “Larvae feed on Violets … Read more

Locust Borer

Subject:  Yellowjacket or Cricket? Geographic location of the bug:  New Jersey Date: 09/22/2019 Time: 08:48 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  This bug landed on me and later seemed to “fly” away like a grasshopper. It wasn’t behaving like a wasp and it’s head and body shape don’t look wasplike. What is it??? How … Read more