Monovoltine
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Copablepharon longipenne
Dusky Dune Moth
Copablepharon longipenne is a noctuid moth native to the Great Plains and southwestern North America. It inhabits sand dune ecosystems where larvae live and feed underground near host plants. The species has a single annual generation, with adults active in mid-summer. Two subspecies are recognized: the nominate form and C. l. serraticornis.
Euetheola rugiceps
Sugarcane Beetle
Euetheola rugiceps, commonly known as the sugarcane beetle, is a scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is a sporadic but serious pest of corn in parts of Texas, where damage to young plants by overwintered adults can result in plant death, stunting, or lodging. The species has one generation per year, with adults emerging from soil in spring and late summer to early fall. It is also known to damage sugarcane and other grass crops. The beetle is distributed across the eastern and central United States.
Ilyobates
A genus of small rove beetles (Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae: Oxypodini) containing six recognized valid species distributed across the Pontomediterranean region. Adults exhibit pronounced intraspecific morphological variation and overwinter in cryptic underground habitats. The genus has undergone extensive taxonomic revision, with numerous historical synonyms resolved.
Rectiostoma fernaldella
Stenomid Oak Leaf Tier
A small moth in the family Depressariidae, described by Riley in 1889. Adults are active in shady oak habitats during midday and have a single annual generation in California. Larvae are specialized leaf tiers that construct distinctive frass-sealed shelters between two leaves.
Reptalus
Reptalus is a genus of planthoppers in the family Cixiidae, established by Emeljanov in 1971. Species in this genus are widely distributed across Europe and parts of Asia, with documented occurrences in European Russia, Kazakhstan, Korea, and Serbia. Multiple Reptalus species have been implicated as vectors of phytoplasma plant pathogens, particularly 'Candidatus Phytoplasma solani', which causes economically significant diseases such as potato stolbur. The genus exhibits sexual dimorphism in some species, and identification traditionally requires examination of male genitalia, limiting identification of females and nymphs.
Synanthedon resplendens
Sycamore Borer Moth
A clearwing moth (family Sesiidae) native to western North America. Adults exhibit wasp-mimicry with yellow and black coloration and transparent wings. Larvae are bark miners, primarily infesting sycamore and oak trees. Despite extensive tunneling, damage is generally considered minor and trees tolerate infestation well.
Timarcha
bloody-nosed beetles
Timarcha is a genus of flightless leaf beetles comprising over 100 species across three subgenera, with a disjunct distribution spanning the Mediterranean region and western North America. The genus exhibits several unusual traits for Chrysomelidae, including complete apterism (winglessness), fused elytra, and archaic genital morphology. All species are uniformly black and herbivorous, with host plant associations concentrated in Rubiaceae and Plumbaginaceae. The most familiar species is T. tenebricosa, commonly known as the bloody-nosed beetle, named for its defensive reflex bleeding behavior.