Invertebrates > Butterflies
The American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) is an exquisite, brightly patterned brush-footed butterfly native to the sun-drenched meadows and flowering prairies of North America. Closely related to the Painted Lady, it is easily distinguished by the spectacular underside...
Invertebrates > Bees & Wasps
The Northern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus) is an extraordinary, highly social insect celebrated in behavioral science for possessing human-like facial recognition capabilities. Famous for constructing open, umbrella-shaped paper nests suspended beneath eaves and...
Invertebrates > Butterflies & Moths
The Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis) is an incomparably gorgeous forest butterfly celebrated as one of North America’s most brilliant examples of evolutionary Batesian mimicry. Gliding through sunlit woodland clearings with breathtaking iridescent...
Invertebrates > Hemiptera
The Dog-day Cicada (Tibicen canicularis), often known as the Northern Dog-day Harvestfly, is the iconic sound of late summer across eastern North America. Appearing reliably each year during the sweltering ‘dog days’ of July and August when Sirius the Dog...
Invertebrates > Hymenoptera
The Eastern Honey Bee (Apis cerana), also celebrated as the Asian Honey Bee, is a gentle, industrious social pollinator native to the diverse ecosystems of Asia. Endemic to regions cohabited by ferocious giant hornets, this remarkable bee evolved one of the most...
