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Nemognatha piazata bicolor
Nemognatha piazata bicolor is a subspecies of blister beetle in the family Meloidae, native to North America. It belongs to the subfamily Nemognathinae, characterized by adults with greatly elongated maxillary mouthparts adapted for feeding on nectar from deep-corolla flowers. The species is part of a genus notable for its specialized nectar-feeding morphology that functions through capillary action rather than true sucking.
Nemognatha soror
Nemognatha soror is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae, first described by MacSwain in 1951. It belongs to the subfamily Nemognathinae, a group distinguished by greatly elongated adult mouthparts adapted for feeding on flowers. The species is found in North America, with records from British Columbia.
Pseudozonitis labialis
Twin-spotted Pseudozonitis
Pseudozonitis labialis is a blister beetle (family Meloidae) described by Enns in 1956. It belongs to the subfamily Nemognathinae, a group characterized by elongated mouthparts adapted for nectar feeding. The species is known from North America and is one of several species in the genus Pseudozonitis, which was established by Enns in his 1956 revision of the nemognathine genera Nemognatha, Zonitis, and Pseudozonitis.
Steniolia
sand wasps
Steniolia is a genus of solitary sand wasps in the family Crabronidae, containing approximately 15 described species. All North American species are western in distribution, with four species extending only as far north as Mexico. Females are fossorial, constructing single-celled burrows in dry, powdery soil to provision with paralyzed flies. The genus is notable for ornate coloration, elongated mouthparts adapted for nectar feeding, and distinctive nightly sleeping clusters formed by both sexes.
Zonitis vittigera
brown blister beetle, Orange Blister Beetle
Zonitis vittigera is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae, found in North America. The species is commonly known as the brown blister beetle or Orange Blister Beetle. It belongs to the subfamily Nemognathinae, which is characterized by elongated adult mouthparts adapted for nectar feeding. Two subspecies are recognized: Z. v. vittigera and Z. v. propinqua.