Damp-habitat

Guides

  • Agonopterix clemensella

    Clemens' Agonopterix

    Agonopterix clemensella is a small moth in the family Depressariidae. It is distributed across eastern North America from Ontario south to Arkansas and east to the Atlantic states. The species inhabits damp woods and meadows. Larvae are specialized feeders on plants in the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae). Adults overwinter, an unusual life history trait among moths of this group.

  • Drymus brunneus

    brown groundbug

    Drymus brunneus is a dirt-colored seed bug in the family Rhyparochromidae. It inhabits damp, shaded forest environments across the Palearctic region, where it lives concealed in soil litter and feeds on seeds of herbaceous plants and trees. The species shows flexible life cycle timing, with overwintering occurring as either adults or eggs depending on geographic location.