Subject: Strange debris covered creature Geographic location of the bug: Cyprus Date: 06/19/2019 Time: 04:13 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Saw this moving across my shoe. It stops when prodded. I’d love to know what it is. How you want your letter signed: Jelvis Dear Jelvis, We cannot make out any details in … Read more
Subject: Chrysalis Geographic location of the bug: South Florida (Punta Gorda) Date: 02/19/2019 Time: 03:26 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: There is a group of about 15 of what appear to be butterfly chrysalides, but I have no idea what they are. They are about 3/4 inch long and found on the south … Read more
Subject: Found on Arizona Cypress Geographic location of the bug: Boca Raton, FL Date: 10/06/2018 Time: 05:00 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: After seeing my Cypress being infected by something – it seemed like it occurred overnight – I checked it carefully and found this pine cone looking creature on my cypress, pulled … Read more
Subject: Bug that carries its home with it Geographic location of the bug: Larisa, Greece Date: 04/04/2018 Time: 07:56 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: I find this one bug occasionally in my garden and I believe its always the same one I see (I’ve never spotted two or more together). It doesn’t seem … Read more
Subject: Unidentifiable Bug Location: Gillespie County Texas August 2, 2017 6:15 pm We located this bug hanging on a vertical metal fence column in the Texas hill country west of Austin (Gillespie County). It’s mouth was very firmly attached. It does not appear to be a cocoon. The spines are dark brown and Woody in … Read more
Subject: Agonoscelis puberula? Larvae? Location: Houston, Texas July 30, 2017 9:37 am Hello. Our potted thyme plant has hundreds of what at first look like brown dried flower heads moving in the breeze. But on closer inspection, they are alive! They appear to be shells or cocoons that each house a small larvae, which pokes … Read more