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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
Calleta silkmoth Facts The amazing invertebrate with the common name of the Calleta silkmoth remains a truly beautiful variety of the Order Lepidoptera. This truly awesome invertebrate species also holds a few surprises for those who attempt to learn more about it. That’s because this simply fascinating creature actually stands out in several very specific […]
Saint Francis’ Satyr Butterfly Facts The stunning Saint Francis’ Satyr Butterfly ranks as the fifth rarest known species of butterfly in the world. Ironically, this Lepidoptera shares part of its habitat range with yet another very rare butterfly. That species is the Mitchell’s Satyr Butterfly. Amazingly, though, science did not discover this remarkable species until […]
Lange’s Metalmark Butterfly Facts Unfortunately, for all of its many special and fascinating qualities, the magnificent Lange’s Metalmark Butterfly remains best known for a very sad reason. This little Lepidoptera currently holds a lamentable position among similar insects. The stunning insect ranks as the fourth rarest of all known varieties of butterflies in the world. […]
Achrioptera manga Facts First of all, the amazing invertebrate known as the Achrioptera manga has no common name as of this time. This occurs due to the fact that the fascinating invertebrate represents a completely newly recognized species. Furthermore, scientists first collected specimens of the truly stunning creature as early as the year 2007. However, […]
Green Orchid Bee Facts Most notably, the dazzling Green Orchid Bee distinguishes itself from related species in a manner that has nothing to do with its appearance. That’s because, as it evolved, this marvelous insect developed a case of mutualism with neotropical orchids. Furthermore, in its case, both the insect and the flower benefit from […]
Isabella Tiger Moth Facts Most notably, the term Isabella Tiger Moth serves as the much more pronounceable common name for this beauty. Its scientific name, however, is that of the hard to pronounce term of Pyrrharctia isabella. Thankfully, though, the insect has others. This beautiful Lepidoptera, in fact, goes by several other common names. These […]
Palos Verdes blue Facts Without doubt, the most notable fact about the beautiful little butterfly named the Palos Verdes blue remains its status. That’s because, truly sadly, this small Lepidoptera now ranks as the third rarest butterfly on earth. This holds true despite ongoing efforts to preserve the species. In 2009, one such program came […]
Creatonotos gangis Facts Perhaps most notably, the truly astonishing Creatonotos gangis remains one of the most visually distinctive Lepidoptera known to man. Unfortunately for those trying to pronounce it, the remarkable insect also has no generally accepted common name. The first official scientific recognition of the creature as a separate and distinct species took place […]
Island Marble Facts Most notably, the magnificent Island Marble remains an extremely rare species of Lepidoptera. It further bears the scientific name of the Euchloe ausonides insulanus. It also happens to only inhabit an extremely limited portion of the world. Entomologists previously believed this little butterfly to be extinct in the wild, since 1908. Quite […]
Giant Mesquite Bug Facts Firstly, this is the sincerely astounding, and appropriately named, Giant Mesquite Bug. It also remains a member of the scientific Order Hemiptera. As such, it constitutes what entomologists generally call a true bug. Fortunately for it, the insect appears to still be quite numerous, unlike many related species. Due to this […]
