Squash Vine Borer from Ontario

Subject:  Garden bug Geographic location of the bug:  Guelph Ontario Canada Date: 07/16/2022 Time: 01:15 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  This guy was flying around cucumber and zucchini plants mid day in full hot sun Very cool bug of sorts. Had no interest in us. Didn’t see stopping at any flower just leaf … Read more

Female Peach Tree Borer

Subject:  I don’t believe google Geographic location of the bug:  Ottawa Ontario Canada Date: 07/17/2021 Time: 10:48 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Dear bugman, a friend and fellow nature enthusiast suggested i try your platform in my continuous search for both identification and information on the critters i encounter. It is mid summer … Read more

Squash Vine Borer

Subject:  Hairy red and black fly(?) Geographic location of the bug: Texas (San Antonio) Date: 04/24/2021 Time: 02:09 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  This gorgeous hairy-breeched insect was obsessed with my (non-flowering) cucumber plant. It looks like a fly but I can’t find it in any databases. I checked for wasps and bees, … Read more

Clearwing Moth might be Female American Hornet Moth

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

Large Red-Belted Clearwing from the UK

Subject:  Wtb Geographic location of the bug:  South UK Date: 06/07/2020 Time: 11:10 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Can’t find this on the web. Can you identify it? It is on a south facing Passion flower. Thanks, GT How you want your letter signed:  GT Dear GT, Though this looks like a Wasp, … Read more

Strawberry Crown Moth on Cannabis

Subject:  LobsterWasp Geographic location of the bug:  Western Oregon Date: 07/03/2019 Time: 11:43 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Found on several cannabis leaves and neighboring foliage. How you want your letter signed:  DB Dear DB, This is one of the Wasp Mimic Moths or Clearwing Moths in the family Sesiidae.  We believe we … Read more