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Anacampsis lagunculariella
Anacampsis lagunculariella is a small gelechiid moth described by August Busck in 1900. It occurs in the Caribbean and southeastern United States, with larvae that feed on Laguncularia racemosa, a mangrove species. The species exhibits distinctive wing patterning including black costal markings and rows of small black dots near the wing apex.
Deinocerites cancer
Crabhole mosquito, crab hole mosquito
Deinocerites cancer, commonly known as the crabhole mosquito, is a specialized mosquito species that inhabits the burrows of land crabs in coastal environments. First described by Frederick Vincent Theobald in 1901, this species exhibits highly unusual mating behavior in which males copulate with female pupae before or immediately after emergence. The species has a restricted geographic range in the Caribbean, Florida, and parts of Central America, and is tightly associated with mangrove swamps and salt marshes.