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The Rusty Patched Bumblebee (Bombus affinis) is an iconic, highly endangered eusocial pollinator native to the grasslands, savannas, and forest edges of eastern and upper midwestern North America. Belonging to the bumblebee genus Bombus in the family Apidae, this...
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The Tomato Hornworm (Manduca quinquemaculata), the larval stage of the Five-spotted Hawk Moth, is one of the most famous, massive, and voracious caterpillars in North America. Belonging to the sphinx and hawk moth family Sphingidae, this iconic caterpillar is renowned...
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The Zebra Swallowtail (Protographium marcellus, formerly Eurytides marcellus) is widely celebrated as one of the most distinctive, elegant, and instantly recognizable butterflies in North America. Characterized by triangular, kite-like wings patterned with dramatic...
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Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing (Ornithoptera alexandrae) is universally renowned as the undisputed monarch of the insect world: the largest, heaviest, and most magnificent butterfly species on planet Earth. Discovered by naturalist Albert Stewart Meek in 1906 and...
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The Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) is a medium-sized nocturnal geometrid moth celebrated worldwide as the ultimate textbook demonstration of Darwinian natural selection and evolutionary adaptation in real time. Native to temperate forests and woodlands across...
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The Silkworm (Bombyx mori), technically the larval caterpillar stage of the domesticated silk moth, is one of the most culturally transformative, economically celebrated, and scientifically indispensable insects in human history. Domesticated over five thousand years...
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The Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata), also celebrated in North America as the four-spotted skimmer, is a dynamic, wide-ranging holarctic dragonfly famous for its golden-amber coloration, explosive predatory flight, and historical mass migratory swarms....
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The Early Bumblebee (Bombus pratorum) is a small, delightfully colorful, and exceptionally agile wild bumblebee celebrated across Europe as the quintessential herald of spring. True to its common name, it is one of the very first bee species to emerge from winter...
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The Asian Hornet (Vespa velutina), specifically the dark color morph known as the yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina nigrithorax), is a formidable, predatory eusocial vespid that has become the focus of intense global ecological attention. Native to the subtropical...
Invertebrates > Insects
The White-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) is one of the most prolific, ecologically important, and recognizable wild pollinators in the northern hemisphere. Native to temperate and boreal Eurasia, this dense, velvety-haired bumblebee is characterized by its bright...
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