Invertebrates > Insects
The European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula) is one of the most successful, adaptable, and scientifically celebrated social wasps on the planet, belonging to the family Vespidae. Originally native to the Mediterranean basin and temperate Eurasia, this sleek,...
Invertebrates > Insects
The Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia) is one of the most strikingly patterned, distinctive, and familiar brush-footed butterflies in North America, belonging to the family Nymphalidae. Renowned for the enormous, concentric, target-like ‘eyespots’ emblazoned...
Invertebrates > Insects
The Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is one of the most familiar, colorful, and culturally beloved butterflies across Europe and temperate Asia, belonging to the brush-footed butterfly family Nymphalidae. Adorned with an intricate mosaic of fiery orange, yellow,...
Invertebrates > Insects
The Eastern Cicada Killer (Sphecius speciosus) is a gigantic, solitary digger wasp belonging to the family Crabronidae, ranking among the largest wasp species in North America. Appearing in mid-summer to coincide precisely with the emergence of annual dogday cicadas...
Invertebrates > Insects
The Giant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) holds the prestigious title of the largest butterfly species in North America, with a wingspan that can reach an astonishing six and a half inches. Belonging to the family Papilionidae, this magnificent insect commands...
Invertebrates > Insects
The Polyphemus Moth (Antheraea polyphemus) is one of the largest, most spectacular giant silk moths belonging to the family Saturniidae native to North America. Named after the mythical Greek Cyclops Polyphemus on account of the colossal, translucent...
Invertebrates > Insects
The Bald-faced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata) is a formidable, highly visible eusocial yellowjacket wasp native to North America. Despite its common name, it is not a true hornet of the genus Vespa, but rather a large aerial yellowjacket belonging to the family...
Invertebrates > Insects
The American Bumblebee (Bombus pensylvanicus) is a large, charismatic native pollinator belonging to the family Apidae, once ubiquitous across the open grasslands and prairies of the North American continent. Recognized by its distinctive abdominal black-and-yellow...
Invertebrates > Insects
The Dogday Cicada (Neotibicen canicularis), celebrated in folklore as the harvest fly or dog-day harvestfly, is an iconic, vocal hemipteran native to the temperate canopies of eastern North America. Named for its emergence during the sweltering ‘dog days’...
Invertebrates > Insects
The Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor), also known as the blue swallowtail, is an extraordinarily striking, iridescent butterfly native to North America. Renowned throughout evolutionary biology as the classic toxic model for one of the most famous Batesian...
error:
