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Mitchell’s Satyr Butterfly Facts The Mitchell’s Satyr Butterfly represents a highly endangered species of insect. It originally evolved as endemic to a very restricted region comprising four states in the United States. These consisted of Ohio, New Jersey, Michigan, and Indiana. The beautiful Lepidoptera also remains one of the rarest known butterflies on the planet. Only […]Read More
Picasso Bug Facts First of all, the highly descriptive term of Picasso Bug serves as one of the common names of a visually stunning variety of arthropod. However, this marvelous insect also goes by the alternate common name of the Zulu Hud Bug. But most professional researchers know the invertebrate best by the quite difficult […]Read More
Jewel Wasp Facts Firstly, the Jewel Wasp serves as the common name for an extremely unusual species of insect. However, it also goes by another name, even more distinctive. This other name is the Emerald cockroach wasp. In addition, this invertebrate represents a rather solitary wasp in the family Ampilicidae. But, unlike many related species, […]Read More
Source: http://bit.ly/2BtdVIC Photographer: Steve Smith CC License: http://bit.ly/2JszWtI Ghost Mantis Facts Even among the many related species, the remarkable Ghost Mantis stands out for its mastery of camouflage. However, fortunately for it, this rather impressive creature currently inhabits a moderately wide range of the earth. Yet, regardless of its great impressiveness, it also ranks as […]
Source: https://bit.ly/2qTiBC0 Photo Credit: Fjguyote CC License: https://bit.ly/1kvyKWi Brunner’s Mantis Facts The fascinating Brunner’s Mantis or Brunneria borealis forms a most unusual and also very rare variety of mantis. It also remains quite well known for its rather thin body, which causes it to closely resemble a small stick or branch. However, entomologists did not recognize this […]
Gambian Spotted-Eye Flower Mantis Facts Firstly, the Gambian Spotted-Eye Flower Mantis takes its name from two eyespots on the dorsal side of the abdomen of adult females. This species also ranks as less aggressive than most species of mantis, except during feeding when it becomes merciless. Rather uniquely, its eyes actually change color from day to night. At night […]
Giant Atlas Moth Facts Perhaps most notably, the aptly named Giant Atlas Moth ranks as one of the largest species of Lepidoptera in the world. In point of fact, only one known species possesses a greater wingspan. This fact alone makes it stand out from its peers. Only one other species, meanwhile, has a slightly […]
Rosy Maple Moth Facts Related Articles Rosy Maple Moth Physical Description The fabulous Rosy Maple Moth perfectly demonstrates the fact that size has no bearing on beauty in Nature. That’s because the delicate marvel actually ranks as the smallest of what’s known as the silk moths. Compared to moths overall, though, it’s an average-sized species. […]
Southern Flannel Moth Facts This gorgeous variety of Lepidoptera most commonly goes by the name of the Southern Flannel Moth. It’s actually better known for its immature stage, however. This stage of its life cycle, in fact, has multiple names that it goes by. These multiple terms include the asp, Italian asp, puss caterpillar, opossum […]
Bhutan Glory Facts Most notably, Bhutan Glory serves as the much more pronounceable common name for the visually stunning Bhutanitis lidderdalii. By either name, this truly magnificent species of butterfly presently remains a subject of some debate among members of the scientific community. Further, this scientific debate has been ongoing for an extensive period. That’s […]
Sunset Moth Facts This living kaleidoscope most commonly goes by the simple but appropriate name of the Sunset Moth. The truly stunning insect also goes by another common term, though. That alternate name’s that of the similar Madagascan Sunset Moth. The scientific name for this wonder of Nature, however, remains decidedly far more difficult to […]
