Subject: Moth-like bug
Geographic location of the bug: Concord, North Carolina
Date: 07/19/2019
Time: 11:05 AM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: Hello! I saw this interesting bug on my back porch, and I can’t identify it.
How you want your letter signed: No
Royal Walnut Moth
This beautiful moth is a Royal Walnut Moth or Regal Moth, the adult form of the equally spectacular Hickory Horned Devil.
Subject: Giant moth in my car
Geographic location of the bug: Houston, TX
Date: 07/12/2019
Time: 03:04 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: I was driving my kids to daycare this morning and in my rearview mirror I saw what I thought might be a leaf on my window. Then at a red light I turned around and realized it was in fact not a leaf, but a giant moth. I would just like to know what kind. Can you please help me identify it?
How you want your letter signed: Ashley F.
Polyphemus Moth laying eggs
Dear Ashley,
It appears as though this Polyphemus Moth has laid some eggs.
Should I feel bad for removing them? I mean it’s such a beautiful moth! But i really don’t want them living in my vehicle…
You can try placing the leaves on one of the following trees identified on BugGuide: “Larvae feed on leaves of broad-leaved trees and shrubs, including birch, grape, hickory, maple, oak, willow, and members of the rose family.”
Subject: Luna Moth
Geographic location of the bug: Pine Grove Mills, PA
Date: 07/09/2019
Time: 04:21 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: Hi bugman. On the side of mom’s house today July 9. 2019
How you want your letter signed: CC
Luna Moth
Dear CC,
Thanks so much for sending in your image of a Luna Moth. We never tire of posting beautiful images of this gorgeous moth.
Subject: Polyphemus Moths mating
Geographic location of the bug: Pottstown,Pa.
Date: 07/04/2019
Time: 04:18 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: My husband found these two hanging out at our pool. We were Amazed! We have Never seen anything so beautiful.
How you want your letter signed: Bev Farris
Mating Polyphemus Moths
Dear Bev,
Thanks so much for sending in your images of mating Polyphemus Moths. They are indeed a wondrous sight. The lower moth in the pair is the male, as evidenced by his much bushier antennae that he uses to locate a female by the pheromones she releases.
Mating Polyphemus Moths
Subject: Moth?
Geographic location of the bug: South Korea, Cheonan, Seonggeosan
Date: 06/30/2019
Time: 07:30 AM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: Hello
Could you tell me if this is a moth? And what species is this please?
This was a very large insect with beautiful patterns on its wings!
Many thanks for your help.
How you want your letter signed: Paul Scott
Giant Silkmoth: Brahmaea certhia
Dear Paul,
This Giant Silkmoth is positively stunning. We quickly identified it as Brahmaea certhia thanks to this Ebay posting, and we verified its identity on The Insect Collector. Bold Systems, a more reliable source, confirms that identification. We are quite curious about the unusual nature of the different tonalities in the underwings. The left underwing is considerably lighter than the right side.
Giant Silkmoth: Brahmaea certhia
Subject: What is this moth
Geographic location of the bug: Virginia
Date: 06/28/2019
Time: 09:46 PM EDT
Your letter to the bugman: I found this moth on the front steps of my house I think that it is a IO moth
How you want your letter signed: I do not care
Male Io Moth
This is a male Io Moth and your request was perfectly timed as we just finished posting an image of a sexually dimorphic, brown, female Io Moth. The overall color of males is yellow while the upper wings of the female Io Moth is brown. Both female and male Io Moths have distinctive eyespots on the underwings.
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