No, I'm getting better at using google. I need to grab a book on what to look for when identifying bugs.
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A Bug for Dan
- Thread starter John53
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No, I'm getting better at using google. I need to grab a book on what to look for when identifying bugs.
That's how I learned to do it along with constant practice with specimens of known ID.
@Dan From Smithville A giant moth I spotted while walking the dog this morning, actually I saw 2, the other one was being ripped apart by a magpie and feed to his fledglings. It was about 90mm from head to butt. Maybe some type of Endoxyla Endoxyla (moth) - Wikipedia . I love the fake eyes on the back.
I got some more pics of this one. Maybe they help rule in or Assassin Bug? They have yellow on their side which I hadn't noticed and under their wings is orange when they fly. About 25-30 mm in length.
You just gotta keep bugging em.
I said I knew Dan the lop eared rabbit who lives in one of those American states with about 30 vowels in it. Surely that will get me over the line?
So a little biology with the photo op. That's a fairly large moth.
It can't hurt.
This one is pretty spectacular looking.
Any idea on an identification?
I don't think assassin bug, but I'd need to see more of it on the underside.
I'm thinking some kind of assassin bug. But that's a wild guess
They refuse to roll over
They have a groove between the front legs that receives the rostrum that is a good character for identifying the family.
I've had that happen before.
The pic on the fence you can see what looks like some kind of proboscis (probably not the right word) from its mouth and folded under it
You got that right. Rostrum works as well.
Their mouthparts are elongated and modified into a tube that lets them feed on the fluid of other animals. It fits in the groove between the front legs on assassin bugs. The head usually narrower too.
I'm trying to picture book on the internet, but not doing too well. As showy as it is, I can't imagine it hasn't been photographed once in a while. Of course, you may have some rare species. That is always possible. Cool when it happens.
I have been doing a little looking around. It may be that the true bug you have pictures of here is in the family Alydidae. Broadhead bugs. I have no idea about your fauna to conclude more than that.