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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
Southern Flannel Moth Facts While it remains better known for its larval form, the Southern Flannel nevertheless ranks as an extremely beautiful, if not commonly know, variety of moth. While its beauty makes one want to pet it, doing so provides a rather unpleasant experience. The lovely fur conceals numerous spines containing a toxin that […]
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 […]
The Sunset Moth possesses the resplendent beauty of a living kaleidoscope. Out of all the 174,250 known species of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), this is most likely the most beautiful in the world. It lives only on the island of Madagascar in Africa and has an average wingspan of 3-3.5 in (7-9 cm). But here is the […]
The Tiger Mosquito is native to tropical and subtropical parts of Southeast Asia. In recent decades, however, it has spread to many parts of the world through international trade. In fact, it is one of the 100 worst invasive species on earth. Usually, it rapidly outcompetes, and eventually eradicates endemic species. It has become a significant […]
The beautiful Ceylon Rose is one of the most threatened insects on earth. One may say they are living proof that beauty is no protection against man’s devastation of the environment. Their greatest threats are climate change and habitat loss. That’s because, sadly, but not surprisingly, human encroachment upon what remains of its endemic range […]
