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Cocoon. Halysidota tessellaris, also called the pale tiger moth, banded tussock moth, and tessellated halisidota, is in the family Erebidae and the tribe Arctiini, the tiger moths. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. Like many related species, adult moths have chemical defenses acquired from its host plants, in this ...
Bela – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature †Belosaepia †Belosepia; Bison †Bison antiquus; Mounted fossilized skeleton of the Pleistocene Bison latifrons, or long-horned bison †Bison latifrons; Bittiolum – report made of unidentified related form or using admittedly obsolete nomenclature ...
Pupa of the rose chafer beetle, Cetonia aurata. Tumbler (pupa) of a mosquito. Unlike most pupae, tumblers can swim around actively. A pupa (from Latin pupa 'doll'; pl.: pupae) is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation between immature and mature stages. Insects that go through a pupal stage are holometabolous: they go through ...
December 21, 2023 at 8:31 AM. Photo from Inks Lake State Park. The rare Texas Star Mushroom has been spotted once again at Inks Lake State Park, officials announced in a Dec. 18 Facebook post ...
Helicoverpa zea. Helicoverpa zea, commonly known as the corn earworm, is a species (formerly in the genus Heliothis) in the family Noctuidae. [1] The larva of the moth Helicoverpa zea is a major agricultural pest. Since it is polyphagous (feeds on many different plants) during the larval stage, the species has been given many different common ...
Bombyx mori, commonly known as the domestic silk moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Bombycidae. It is the closest relative of Bombyx mandarina, the wild silk moth. Silkworms are the larvae of silk moths. The silkworm is of particular economic value, being a primary producer of silk. The silkworm's preferred food are the leaves of ...
The evergreen bagworm (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis), commonly known as bagworm, eastern bagworm, common bagworm, common basket worm, or North American bagworm, is a moth that spins its cocoon in its larval life, decorating it with bits of plant material from the trees on which it feeds. The evergreen bagworm's case grows to over 6 cm, tapered ...
This list of the Paleozoic life of Texas contains the various prehistoric life-forms whose fossilized remains have been reported from within the US state of Texas and are between 538.8 and 252.17 million years of age.