Newly-described-species
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Norape sorpresa
Norape sorpresa is a recently described species of flannel moth in the family Megalopygidae, first characterized by Wagner and Matson in 2022. Like other members of its genus, the caterpillars possess urticating hairs that can deliver painful stings when touched. The species belongs to a group of moths known for their concealed defensive structures beneath soft, hair-like setae. As a newly described taxon, detailed information about its biology and distribution remains limited.
Trogloderus verpus
Trogloderus verpus is a psammophilic darkling beetle described in 2019 from the eastern Colorado Plateau. It belongs to a genus restricted to dunes and sandy habitats in the western United States, with species having diversified during the mid-Pleistocene in response to geographic features of the Intermountain Region.