Bug of the Week - June 24, 2009
This week's bug of the week is a beauty, isn't it? If you know the name of this unusual caterpillar, post a comment with your answer here. Not sure what it is? I've posted a few clues in the forum to help you with the ID. As always, check back next Wednesday for the correct answer. Anyone who identified the bug of the week correctly will be acknowledged in the next challenge.
Congratulations to Mobugs41 and to Greg for correctly identifying last week's mystery insect, the death's head cockroach, Blaberus craniifer. This unusual looking roach is a native of Cuba, but is now established in Key West, Florida and other parts of the Caribbean, too. It gets its name from the "death mask" markings on the pronotum. Death's head roaches are quite large, and are often raised for use in insect exhibits and museums for this reason.
Photo: Tom Coleman, University of Kentucky, Bugwood.org
Hickory Horned Devil. The offspring of the regal moth. I sure wish I could find a regal moth, I’ve looked for years. They must be in decline in MO.
Looks like a Hickory horned devil to me. Would love to see it or the moth!
I AM SEEKING INFORMATION ON BED BUGS AND HOW TO GET RID OF THEM IF YOU FEEL CRAWLING OVER YOUR BODY IN YOUR EAR AND MORE AND ON THE PARASITES THEY CARRY AND THE MANY MORE BUGS AND INSECTS THAT CAN GET INSIDE OF HUMANS. THE EMERGENCY ROOM STATED THAT THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING BUT I HAVE BEEN FEELING CRAWLING AND SEEING BITES WHAT CAN I USE