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Guides

• Chnaunanthus flavipennis

  Chnaunanthus flavipennis is a scarab beetle in the tribe Chnaunanthini, first described by George Henry Horn in 1867. The species is known from arid regions of the southwestern United States, specifically Arizona and Utah. Like other members of its genus, it is associated with dry habitats. The specific epithet 'flavipennis' refers to yellowish wing coloration.

  scarab-beetleMelolonthinaeChnaunanthiniNearcticsouthwestern-USA1867-description

• Eparces quadriceps

  Eparces quadriceps is a Nearctic ichneumonid wasp in subfamily Ichneumoninae, first described by Cresson in 1867. The species has been recorded from multiple states across the United States, with recent taxonomic revision providing updated nomenclatural clarification and new distributional records. As a member of the parasitoid wasp family Ichneumonidae, it likely functions as a parasitoid of other insects, though specific host associations remain undocumented in available sources.

  IchneumonidaeIchneumoninaeNearcticparasitoid-waspparasiticaHymenopteraNorth-AmericaUnited-States1867-descriptionCresson-descriptionichneumonid-waspinsect-parasitoidrevised-taxonomy

• Evergestis unimacula

  Large-spotted Evergestis Moth

  Evergestis unimacula is a species of crambid moth known as the Large-spotted Evergestis Moth. The species was described by Grote and Robinson in 1867. Its specific epithet refers to the Latin 'unimacula' meaning 'one spot', likely referencing a distinctive marking on the forewing. The species is recorded from the eastern and central United States and adjacent Canada.

  crambid-mothNorth-America1867-description