Trichoptera
Subject: Identify Bug Please Geographic location of the bug: Keene, NH USA Date: 11/06/2019 Time: 04:13 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: All I know is it gives off an awfule scent. What kind of bug is it and where is the scent coming from? How you want your letter signed: Frank F Dear … Read more
Subject: Need Help to Identify this Insect Geographic location of the bug: Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Date: 01/13/2019 Time: 01:58 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hello, I have been unable to find any insect anywhere on the internet that looks like the one that I photographed in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada, in June … Read more
Subject: Aquatic bug?! Location: Glacial river, base of mt Rainier July 31, 2017 8:24 pm Hello! We were out playing in a very cold glacial river at the base of Mt Rainier in Washington state and came across these guys today. There were hundreds of them on rocks in the water, but only a few … Read more
Subject: Help! Location: Central Texas March 26, 2016 4:48 pm Can you please help us identify this bug? Signature: Abby Dear Abby, We believe this is a Scorpionfly in the order Mecoptera, but we cannot find any images of individuals with black wings and an orange body on BugGuide other than Panorpa lugubris, which is … Read more
Subject: Help identifying flying insect Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico September 29, 2015 8:37 pm Hi, I’m from Puerto Rico and there are some fun bugs down here in the Caribbean. We recently found this guy in the bedroom and as I reasoned with my wife not to swat it we lost it. What is … Read more
Subject: ID help Location: Stamford, CT May 22, 2015 7:47 am Walking along a small river with a thin line of trees/shrubs on both sides in Stamford, CT on May 22, 2014, I saw this insect repeatedly on various tree and shrub leaves. There was no sign of leaf damage in the area of the … Read more