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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
Globe Skimmer Facts The attention-grabbing term of Globe Skimmer serves as one of several common names for a remarkable species of dragonfly. The other names by which the invertebrate’s known include the wandering glider and the globe wanderer. Among scientists, including entomologists, however, it goes by an altogether different name. That’s the somewhat difficult to […]
Brown Mantis Facts The Large Brown Mantis has several subspecies, and one of them is the Stick Mantis Ghost from Bundaberg’s Turtle Sands. The Stick Mantis Ghosts are also generally not quite as aggressive as the original species. Yet, it has a defense display which makes the Mantis appear larger by flinging its front legs into […]
Source: https://bit.ly/2Kc1erg Photographer: L. Viatour CC License: https://bit.ly/1p2b8Ke Orchid Mantis Facts The Orchid Mantis or Hymenopus coronatus is a creature which combines the qualities of unique beauty with that of the deadly efficiency of a predator. This insect remains rather popular for its brilliant coloring and a structure finely adapted for camouflage, mimicking parts of the orchid flower. The four […]
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 This magnificent variety of Lepidoptera goes by the common name of the Rosy Maple Moth. Its scientific name, meanwhile, remains quite complicated to pronounce. That’s because professional researchers know it by the name of the Dryocampa rubicunda. By either of these distinctive terms, however, it represents a truly beautiful work of […]
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 […]
