Subject: Moth ? Geographic location of the bug: Fremont , Michigan Date: 06/19/2020 Time: 04:07 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: I found this beauty on our siding. Wondering what it is. How you want your letter signed: Pam Dear Pam, Your pretty little Crambid Moth, Anania hortulata, is commonly called a Small Magpie, Anania hortulata … Read more
Subject: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING MOTH/INSECT? Geographic location of the bug: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Date: 07/21/2018 Time: 06:53 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: Can you tell me what this is, and whether I should be worried about it? It looks like a cross between a moth and a scorpion (turned up and pointed lower body). … Read more
Subject: Unknown Moth Geographic location of the bug: Olympia, Washington Date: 03/28/2018 Time: 10:46 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: I am normally very knowledgeable when it comes to insect identification. However, my friend sent me this image and it has me stumped. I know for sure that it is some type of moth, … Read more
Subject: Moth Geographic location of the bug: North NJ USA Date: 03/24/2018 Time: 01:22 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: We have these moths in our house and cannot identify what type these are How you want your letter signed: Mitch K Dear Mitch, These are mating Meal Moths, Pyralis farinalis, one of several species … Read more
Subject: Moth type Geographic location of the bug: South africa Date: 01/23/2018 Time: 03:48 PM ED Your letter to the bugman: Please help me to indentify this moth. Have never seing something like it. How you want your letter signed: Email Your moth looks so similar to a North American Erythrina Borer that we surmised … Read more
Subject: Is this a chickweed moth? Geographic location of the bug: Palm Bay, Florida Date: 11/10/2017 Time: 05:41 PM EDT I’ve seen a few of these in the weeds around my house. The pictures of chickweed moths I’ve seen are mostly yellow with a bit of pink. These guys are mostly pink with a bit … Read more