Chihuahuan-desert-fauna

Guides

• Hadronemidea echinata

  Hadronemidea echinata is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae, first described by Gruetzmacher and Schaffner in 1977. The species is known from the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, with records from Texas, New Mexico, and several Mexican states including Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, and Tamaulipas. As a member of the Miridae, it belongs to one of the largest families of true bugs, though specific ecological details for this particular species remain poorly documented.

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• Sympistis baloghi

  Sympistis baloghi is a noctuid moth described from a single female specimen collected in south central New Mexico. The species was formally named by James T. Troubridge in 2008. Its known wingspan measures approximately 34 mm. Adults have been documented only in June, suggesting a narrow seasonal activity window.

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