Calling all Insect aficionados
Jun 26, 2017 00:25:24 #
An insect I found today, that I've never seen before. I have no idea what species it is. Anybody else have a clue? This pic is zoomed in pretty far and then cropped. In other words, it's a small insect. Less than 1/4" long.
Jun 26, 2017 03:53:21 #
I think it is one of the ground beatles (carabidae) but I don't know which.
Jun 26, 2017 07:12:34 #
rwilson1942 wrote:
I think it is one of the ground beatles (carabidae) but I don't know which.
Thanks for the suggestion. I looked up ground beetles and the closest thing I could find was the Asian long-horned beetle. It's not quite an identical match though, unless the one I found is not fully developed.
Jun 26, 2017 10:40:34 #
eyesofthebeholder wrote:
Thanks for the suggestion. I looked up ground beetles and the closest thing I could find was the Asian long-horned beetle. It's not quite an identical match though, unless the one I found is not fully developed.
I found one image that matched yours but it was not IDed beyond carabidae.
Jun 26, 2017 19:29:12 #
Thanks for looking. I searched for insects with sword-shaped heads. I thought that might narrow it down, but I came up empty. Thanks again.
Jun 28, 2017 00:29:08 #
Jun 28, 2017 05:59:17 #
sailorsmom wrote:
I have no idea what it is either, eyesofthebeholder!
Well, thanks for looking. Maybe I'll never know.
Sep 9, 2017 15:58:29 #
I figured out what the insect was. It is a young Spotted Lantern Fly. They are not very attractive when their wings are closed but they are very pretty with the wings open. They are very destructive insects. Here is an adult.
Sep 9, 2017 16:11:42 #
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