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Camouflaged Lacewing Larva
Subject: Looks like tree moss Location: NE FL November 12, 2013 4:17 pm This bug is about 1/4” across and bites! Signature: Curious Camouflaged Lacewing Larva Dear Curious, On the lower portion of one...
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Antlion from Costa Rica
Subject: what’s this? Location: guanacaste costa rica December 21, 2013 2:47 pm ALoha, Very interested to know what kind of insect this is…reminds me of damsel fly or dragon fly…seems to be nocturnal…...
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Owlfly from India
Subject: dragonfly??? Location: mumbai, maharashtra, India December 22, 2013 8:57 am This fellow looks cool Signature: Sid Owlfly Hi again Sid, This is an Owlfly in the family Ascalaphidae, one of the...
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Camouflaged Neuropteran Larva from Australia
Subject: Scary bug! Location: NSW, Australia January 8, 2014 12:59 am Hi! I found this bug in my bathroom just the other day thinking it was a piece of fluff or dust i just left it be. Although the...
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Tree Hole Antlion from South Africa
Subject: Damselfly Location: Durban_South Africa February 10, 2014 10:18 pm Hi This damselfly? was spotted early in the morning on 10th April 2014 in Durban, South Africa. Mid summer. I have never seen...
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Antlion from Australia
Subject: Moth? with transparent wings Location: Tocumwal NSW 2714 Australia February 16, 2014 1:10 pm Hi, This little lovely is 6cm long from tip to tip. Body is ‘furry’ Wings are transparent and...
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Lacewing
Subject: Question on bug Location: clallam county, Washington February 18, 2014 4:13 pm Hello I live in Northwest Washington State and I was curious about a bug I found my indoor or tomato garden on...
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Lacewing
Subject: Can you identify this insect? Location: Hardin County Kentucky March 17, 2014 5:18 pm I found this insect on my kitchen window on March 17 in Hardin Co., Kentucky. Can you identify what this...
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Mantisfly from Saudi Arabia
Subject: Small mantis Location: Saudi Arabia_ Madinah April 27, 2014 3:30 am Hi! I’ve found this tiny little guy hanging under a light, it was approximately less than centimeter long and was sitting...
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Aphid Lion
Subject: what is this bug Location: Tucson, AZ May 8, 2014 2:07 pm I’m sitting sitting down just playing on my phone, when I felt this bug crawling on my leg. when I grab it off my leg it felt like it...
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Spoonwing Lacewing from Greece
Subject: Flying harmless thing on my balcony Location: South – eastern Attica, Greece May 16, 2014 9:57 am I have seen many of those things flying around the countryside, but I was always wondering...
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Antlion Larva
Subject: strange bug Location: Frederick, MD May 27, 2014 12:25 am This big looks like a cross between a stink bug and a potato bug. It’s about the size of a stink bug, and was found in Frederick, MD....
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Aphid Wolves in Mexico
Subject: Weird bug Location: Querétaro Querétaro, Mexico June 6, 2014 4:52 pm Greetings! I was studying outdoors inside my university campus when I noticed this strange little animal walking on the...
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Owlfly mistaken for Dragonfly
Subject: Why does this dragonfly have clubbed antennae? Location: Northern Kentucky June 28, 2014 7:22 pm Dear Bugman, After looking for about two hours all over the web, I can’t find an ID for this so...
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Thread Winged Lacewing from Portugal
Subject: Beetles in Portugal Location: Serra da Mamede, Portugal June 29, 2014 12:39 am Dear Daniel, Thank you very much for the identification. At the risk of being greedy, could I also ask you to...
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Lacewing Larva from England
Subject: beetle or weevil?? Location: england July 27, 2014 9:02 am Found this in north east england yesterday, in woodland near a river, never seen one before. Do you know what it is?? Signature: mark...
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Green Lacewing
Subject: Mysterious green dragon-fly looking bug Location: Portland, oregon July 29, 2014 12:48 pm Dear Bugman, We found this bug while sweeping our porch today. Both the six-year-old bug expert I was...
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Lacewing Larva from Czech Republic
Subject: Is this a louse? Location: Lensedly, Czech Republic August 1, 2014 12:43 am Dear Bugman, in our bedroom we have found multiple pieces of something that we thought was a louse, but have doubts...
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Aphid Wolf
Subject: Daniel – Help, please? Location: Hawthorne, CA August 8, 2014 8:21 pm Hi, I was out in the back today and spotted this bug on what my seed packet says is Brown-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba)....
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Aphid Wolf is Lacewing Larva
Subject: What’s this bug? Location: Northwest Arkansas August 8, 2014 7:34 pm Found this crawling on my phone next to a blanket that was brought in from outside. It’s August 8th 2014 and I’m in...
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