Subject: Young Mantids Geographic location of the bug: Campbell, Ohio Date: 08/02/2020 Time: 6:05 PM EDT Last November, while in Ohio, Daniel cleared some brush from his mother’s garden, and he discovered several Mantis oothecae on twigs and other places, including this tomato cage. Daniel moved the tomato cage with the attached ootheca closer to … Read more
Subject: Eastern Tiger Swallowtails Geographic location of the bug: Campbell, Ohio Date: 08/02/2020 Time: 11:10 AM EDT Gentle Readers, Daniel has been called out of town for a family emergency, and low and behold, he has finally entered the 21st Century by purchasing his first mobile phone, and he has been calling the iPhone 11 … Read more
Subject: Bumble Bee mimicking hoverfly? Geographic location of the bug: Central New York Date: 07/16/2020 Time: 05:55 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hello! I was startled by what I thought was a bumblebee in my bedroom, until I started to scoop it up in a glass and carry it outside, and I realized … Read more
Subject: Mystery butterfly Geographic location of the bug: Albany Pine Bush, Albany, NY Date: 07/15/2020 Time: 11:13 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Dear Bugman, Dispatch No. 3 from the Albany Pine Bush, with a real stumper (to me at least). Since you were so delighted with my Karner Blue butterflies a couple months … Read more
Subject: Bee?? Geographic location of the bug: Sw washington Date: 07/10/2020 Time: 01:26 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: What the heck is this? How you want your letter signed: Rochelle Dear Rochelle, This is not a Bee, but your mistake is understandable. This is actually a Clearwing Moth in the family Sesiidae, and … Read more
Subject: Beetle Geographic location of the bug: Logan County, KY Date: 07/10/2020 Time: 07:01 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Interesting beetle on a passionflower leaf around 9:30 am How you want your letter signed: Cindy Gupton Dear Cindy, We are impressed that you identified this Banded Net-Winged Beetle as a Beetle because it … Read more