Subject: What’s this bug? Geographic location of the bug: Australia, Victoria, Dandenong Date: 04/12/2021 Time: 05:02 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Hello bugman, I’m curious about what this bug is. I have found a few in my shed. Any help will be greatly appreciated. A small donation haha. Cheers How you want your … Read more
Subject: Found a bug I’ve never seen before Geographic location of the bug: Central Victoria, Australia Date: 04/28/2018 Time: 05:47 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Dear bug man, found this sick looking bug when out camping. I’ve never seen anything like it before How you want your letter signed: From brett Dear Brett, … Read more
Subject: Ident request Location: 33°43′S 150°20′E December 2, 2016 7:19 pm David, 2 years ago I was in Leura, a small town in the Blue Mountains just west of Sydney Australia, when I saw a number of these bugs on a concrete driveway. Next to the driveway was a small bamboo grove which seemed to … Read more
Subject: Wingless soldier fly Location: Sodwalls, NSW Australia April 10, 2016 3:45 pm Thank you for your reply to my query about how to add photos. Here is a photo of the bug which l finally identified as boreoides subulatus. Signature: Elizabeth Dear Elizabeth, Thanks so much for submitting your high quality image of a … Read more
Subject: unknown bug species Location: melbourne, Victoria, Australia May 12, 2015 1:20 am Hi, I’m wondering what this insect is. I have found several outside my house. Do they fly? Are they harmful? What are they? Regards, Signature: Sharon Dear Sharon, Your unusual insect is Boreoides subulatus, a flightless female Soldier Fly in the family … Read more
Subject: What is this? Location: England, uk April 10, 2015 5:52 am Just wondering what this is and if it’s harmless? Thank you Signature: Kelly Dear Kelly, For now, we are calling this by the oxymoronic name of flightless Fly. We are certain it is in the order Diptera, but beyond that, we cannot say … Read more