Egg-overwintering

Guides

• Acholla multispinosa

  Acholla multispinosa is a species of assassin bug in the family Reduviidae. It is the most widespread species in its genus, occurring across eastern North America from New England south through the Appalachians to Tennessee and North Carolina, and west through the Great Lakes region to Kansas, Nebraska, and southeast Iowa. Adults are most conspicuous in autumn, though they can be found beginning in July. The species is arboreal, primarily inhabiting woodlands and orchards.

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• Epiglaea decliva

  Sloping Sallow, sloping sallow moth

  Epiglaea decliva, known as the sloping sallow moth, is a noctuid moth native to North America. It occupies a range of wooded and semi-open habitats across eastern and central regions of the continent. The species overwinters as an egg, with larvae active in late spring to mid-summer. Adults are medium-sized with a wingspan of 40–50 mm.

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• Hadronema militare

  Hadronema militare is a univoltine orthotyline plant bug that completes its entire nymphal development, reproduction, and oviposition before mid-summer host senescence. It is specialized on herbaceous legumes in the subfamily Faboideae, particularly lupine (Lupinus) and goldenbanner (Thermopsis). The species overwinters as eggs and has been documented across western North America from low to mid-elevations.

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