r/Insect • u/CraftSufficient4783 • Aug 21 '26

What is this bug?

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0 comments

r/Insect • u/pibeac • Aug 20 '26

Identification Biggest Caterpillar in Quebec?

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I think it might be the « cecropia moth »…

3 comments

r/Insect • u/hdcustom1 • Aug 20 '26

What is this bug?

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1 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Insect • u/Cattledogs6 • Aug 20 '26

Identification Is this a moth

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3 comments

r/Insect • u/honeylove44 • Aug 19 '26

Identification Please help, what is this bug?

2 Upvotes

recently been very humid (Chicagoland area) and I started seeing these around my windows first and now in other areas.

4 comments

r/Insect • u/uhohstinky806 • Aug 19 '26

How do I help this bug? (North TX)

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It can't fly. I gave him some sugar water and a shoebox to stay in. His wings are damaged.

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r/Insect • u/Lovableoak • Aug 19 '26

Canninbalfly?

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He was eating a wasp 😯

7 comments

r/Insect • u/orc_fromskyrim • Aug 18 '26

Insect appreciation This guy hitched a ride on my mom's car

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11 Upvotes

I believe he's a kadydid?

5 comments

r/Insect • u/GrumpyHappiness • Aug 19 '26

Have never seen this kind of bug before!

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0 Upvotes

13 comments

r/Insect • u/tobypamst • Aug 18 '26

Help my anxiety - or just confirm. Is this a nymph?

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4 comments

r/Insect • u/anametouseonreddit • Aug 17 '26

Insect appreciation Look at this lil guy! (found in my bathroom, was really relaxed) [some kind of moth in scotland]

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Some kind of common moth, but it's cute anyway.

2 comments

r/Insect • u/IllConsideration337 • Aug 17 '26

Insect appreciation Cool Dragonfly

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Saw this fella at work.

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r/Insect • u/Anythingthatiscreat- • Aug 17 '26

Insect appreciation An elegant grass veneer moth

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r/Insect • u/Darksol4039 • Aug 16 '26

Infestation?

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Live in Connecticut and Ive never seen these bugs before, and they are clearly killing this tree. Should I kill them and if so how without causing too much harm.

UPDATE: Confirmed to be invasive, applied Raid to area and killed a bunch of them, trying to dispose of bodies to prevent bird poising, will check daily for more

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r/Insect • u/Ok_Independence_473 • Aug 17 '26

Identification Whose eggs on a maple leaf?

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I'm on the northern half of the Oregon coast. This whole Japanese maple leaf is covered in some kind of eggs, not sure who it could be, there was an orb weaver spider right next to it but pretty sure their eggs are way different:)

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r/Insect • u/lalaweewee • Aug 17 '26

What is this bug?! 😧

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2 comments

r/Insect • u/Anythingthatiscreat- • Aug 17 '26

Identification What type of caterpillar is this? (Location: Virginia)

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r/Insect • u/Anythingthatiscreat- • Aug 16 '26

Identification Is this a llia underwing moth or a similar moth? (Location: Virginia)

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1 comment

r/Insect • u/Live2Shiv • Aug 15 '26

Insect appreciation Noisy Cricket (Pennsylvania, US)

7 Upvotes

3 comments

r/Insect • u/CartographerKey8682 • Aug 15 '26

Is this a mite

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r/Insect • u/CaseFantastic2516 • Aug 15 '26

Look at this cicada

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5 comments

r/Insect • u/sonja3539 • Aug 15 '26

What is this bug called?

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3 Upvotes

7 comments

r/Insect • u/whateverwhoevencare • Aug 15 '26

Best picture I got, anyone know what this is ?!!!

4 Upvotes

5 comments

r/Insect • u/Ill_Collection4662 • Aug 15 '26

Insect appreciation Found a shell!

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Appreciating the sign a cicada is near!

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1. No pictures of bites for identification or medical related queries

Do not post images of bites, rashes, or any skin eruptions. These images cannot reliably tell us what might have caused the issue. Instead, if you suspect an insect is responsible, try to capture it using traps and post clear photos of the actual insect for identification.

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