Subject: What is this caterpillar? Geographic location of the bug: Sydney, Australia Date: 03/20/2021 Time: 02:49 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hi Found this little agile one eating my curry leaves. Want to know if it is a pest amd curious about it’s species. Thank you. How you want your letter signed: Curious … Read more
Subject: Caterpillar Geographic location of the bug: Denton, Texas Date: 05/02/2019 Time: 12:05 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: This caterpillar is very thin, about 1 inch long. I found it on some Mystic Spires salvia. I would like to know what it will turn into. How you want your letter signed: M. Hector … Read more
Subject: Stickbug? Geographic location of the bug: Silver Spring, MD Date: 08/12/2018 Time: 12:14 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Found this in the back yard. Looks like there maybe eggs on its back. Is it going to mess up my garden? How you want your letter signed: Gene Dear Gene, Your “stickbug” is … Read more
Subject: Help Identify Location: Talbott, Tn 37877 in a 80 year old cedar tree July 20, 2016 5:04 pm My daughter recently found this little guy hanging from what appeared to be a spider web but upon further examination could have been its own silk. I have been told that it could be a chameleon … Read more
Subject: Caterpillar/Inchworm Michigan Location: Redford, Michigan May 31, 2016 6:40 am Dear Bugman, This little caterpillar fell on my arm, while I was sitting under a Black Walnut Tree in southeastern Michigan on 5/28/2016. He was quite small, maybe inch long and a quarter inch wide. Thank you for the service you provide. Signature: Kristin … Read more
Subject: Ugliest caterpillar Location: Southeast Michigan July 17, 2015 8:38 am I found this in someone’s garden while i was working. What type of moth or butteffly might it be? I have never seen anything like it before. Signature: – ruth the gardener Dear Ruth the gardener, This is an Inchworm or Spanworm in the … Read more