Mountain-habitat
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Earomyia
Earomyia is a genus of small flies in the family Lonchaeidae (Diptera). Species in this genus have been documented developing within the stems of toxic plants in the Melanthiaceae family, including Veratrum album and Toxicoscordion venenosum. At least one species, E. crystallophila, occupies decaying stem tissue solitarily. The genus is distributed across Europe and North America, with records from Scandinavia, Serbia, and the western United States.
Oeneis jutta balder
Oeneis jutta balder is a subspecies of Arctic butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It belongs to the genus Oeneis, a group associated with high mountain habitats across western North America, Canada, and Alaska. The subspecific name has been attributed to both Guérin-Méneville (1832) and Hübner (1837) in different sources, reflecting taxonomic complexity. Distribution records indicate presence in Europe, Belarus, and North America.
Platypedia areolata
Salmonfly Cicada, salmonfly
Platypedia areolata, commonly known as the salmonfly cicada, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae found in western North America. Unlike most cicadas that produce sound using tymbal organs, males of this species communicate through crepitation—snapping their wings together or against vegetation to create audible signals. This species is part of a genus containing 21 species and four subspecies distributed across western North America.
Speyeria adiaste atossa
Atossa fritillary
Speyeria adiaste atossa, the Atossa fritillary, is an extinct subspecies of the unsilvered fritillary butterfly. It was last observed around 1960 in the mountain ranges of southern California. The precise cause of extinction remains unknown, though drought conditions in the late 1950s may have contributed to population decline. The subspecies was first described by William Henry Edwards in 1864. Speyeria is now treated as a subgenus of Argynnis.