7218. Working from home and felt this painful bite and this is what was on my ankle bit me twice I think. Want to rule out kissing bug. Please let me know asap what you think this may be. GEORGETOWN, Ontario. Canada Number 7218. This is an assassin bug known as a […]
7228. Found this bug crawling in my carpet. Is it harmful? Edmonton, Alberta. Canada Number 7228. This is not a pest, it is a scarlet malachite beetle, Malachius aeneus (Coleoptera: Melyridae), an introduced European species. See scarlet malachite beetle detailed information
7232. ORILLIA, ON. Canada Number 7232. This is a larva of the introduced Asian multi-coloured lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). The adult beetles show a remarkable variety of colour patterns; Click here for some examples.
7225. Many large spiders found hanging from fluorescent lights in early morning and late night Spring through to Fall outside Condominium building. Is it dangerous to humans or dogs if bitten? Ottawa, ON. Canada Number 7225. It’s an orb weaver (family Araneidae). Orb weavers are harmless to humans. Click here for an example
7231. This insect was on my arm, June 8th 2021. Very humid summer weather at the time. Thanks for your time. Toronto, Ontario. Canada Number 7231. This is a plant bug (Hemiptera/Heteroptera: Miridae) in the genus Lygus. Some of these can be serious pests; see plant bug detailed information
7227. I am finding lots of these insects on the plants in my garden. May you pls help identify what is this and how it can be controlled? Thanks. Brampton, Ontario. Canada Number 7227. This appears to be a caterpillar of the gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar; Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae), a very destructive introduced species. gypsy […]
7234. Wheatland County, Alberta. Canada Number 7234. This is a tiger moth (Lepidoptera: Erebidae; subfamily Arctiinae); it appears to be Apantesis williamsii, known as Williams’ tiger moth. Tiger Moth Images
7236. See a few of them everyday. They like to drop down on me from the ceiling or walls. Might be coming from our windows which are old and not sealed well. Ottawa, ON. Canada Number 7236. This looks like a wharf borer, Nacerdes melanura (Coleoptera: Oedemeridae). Their larvae feed on wet/waterlogged […]
7235. Found in the bathroom sink within my apartment; it originally seemed to crawl out of the bathroom sink overflow and was found the next day back in the sink. It’s the middle of June, the weather over the past week has been between pleasantly warm to stormy and sweltering; the insect […]
7246. Never seen these bugs before. They are very small 1/4 to 1/2 inch in length and they bite. They are all over our outdoor plants. Winnipeg, Manitoba. Canada Number 7246. This is a larva of a green lacewing (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae). These are general predators on small soft-bodied invertebrates, mainly aphids and small […]
7242. Greetings. I’ve only found him 3 days ago on my purple oxalis. Probably been there longer and seems very comfortable there. I’ve had it climb my arm but seems to be panicky. Tried to observe it when I can. It’s content to sit for long periods and wonder around my plant. I […]
7245. Found 2 of them this week in my yard. One was dead and the other was dying. Have not seen them before in my life in Vancouver. I suspected them to be a type of moth? Thanks. Vancouver, BC. Canada Number 7245. This is a lined June beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae; Polyphylla sp.). […]
7253. Insect found in Niagara vineyard, unidentifiable. Found in June 2021, warm sunny day (25C), body is 4mm but with legs extended 10mm. Thorold, ON. Canada Number 7253. This appears to be a nymph of a planthopper in the superfamily Fulgoroidea. Nymph of a planthopper specimen
7237. Picture taken June 22nd, 2021 on a tree close to the red River. Winnipeg, MB. Canada Number 7237. This is Megarhyssa atrata, a giant ichneumon wasp (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae). These wasps use their long ovipositor to insert their eggs into the tunnels made by larvae of wood wasps in the family Siricidae. […]
7241. Nursery Web Spider was looking for a place to guard her babies. I moved her from my tent to a pine tree. Size 1 1/4”. She was docile. Downing St, Traverse City MI United States Number 7241. Pisaurina mira – very nice! Pisaurina Mira Live Specimen
7238. Hi, We saw this insect crawling on the cement in our back yard about a half-hour ago and have never seen one before, here or anywhere. It is about 1-3/4″ to 2″ long. It has wings but did not fly. Would you mind terribly identifying it for us? Edmonton, Alberta. Canada […]