Subject: Pygodasis ephippium wagneriana Geographic location of the bug: Ecuador Date: 08/22/2021 Time: 10:41 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman : It’s dead so I can take tons of pics for more research. How you want your letter signed: Paola Davalos Dear Paola, This is definitely a wasp in the family Scoliidae, sometimes called … Read more
Subject: Not sure if it’s a wasp Geographic location of the bug: Mombasa, Kenya Date: 12/30/2019 Time: 10:33 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: I’ve been wanting to post here for a while. I’m Kenyan and our bugs are not available on the internet as much as in Western or Asian countries. Since I … Read more
Subject: Wasp like insect Geographic location of the bug: Skopelos, Greece Date: 09/12/2018 Time: 07:22 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman: On holiday this insect settled on me and was quite happy so folded its wings . Have asked some locals but they don’t know what it is . How you want your letter … Read more
Subject: Large Black Desert Wasp other than Tarantula Hawk Geographic location of the bug: Lost Palms Oasis – Joshua Tree NP Date: 09/04/2018 Time: 07:03 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: While hiking in J-Tree this week (Early September), I came across a small swarm of large, black wasps around a patch of milkweed. … Read more
Subject: hundreds swammed in yard Geographic location of the bug: kentucky Date: 08/25/2018 Time: 01:09 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: At first I thought these had something to do with the bag worms in a tree in my yard, but I have no idea what these are, maybe a bee? It’s a full … Read more
Subject: Fly or wasp Geographic location of the bug: Allentown, pa Date: 08/20/2018 Time: 06:42 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman: I saw three of these wasplike insects feeding today. They all had similar markings. What are they? How you want your letter signed: Tom in PA Dear Tom in PA, The Scarab Hunter … Read more