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Diceroprocta knighti
Dusty Flag-Bearer
Diceroprocta knighti is a cicada species in the family Cicadidae, distributed across the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Like other members of its genus, it is an annual cicada with a multi-year nymphal stage spent underground feeding on tree and shrub roots. Adults emerge during summer months, with males producing species-specific acoustic signals to attract females. The species is part of the diverse cicada fauna of the Sonoran Desert region, where it co-occurs with related congeners at different elevations.
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Liogma nodicornis is a species of cylindrotomid crane fly native to North America. Larvae inhabit wet environments including streams, marshes, and saturated soils beneath alders, where they function as detritivores. The species exhibits an approximately two-year life cycle with adults emerging during summer months.
Neotibicen linnei
Linne's cicada
Neotibicen linnei is a large-bodied annual cicada native to the Eastern United States and Canada. Like other Neotibicen species, it spends multiple years underground as a nymph feeding on plant roots before emerging in mid- to late summer. Adults are known for their distinctive calling songs produced by vibrating tymbal membranes. The species is part of the annual cicada group, meaning adults emerge every year due to overlapping generations rather than synchronized mass emergences.
Protoxaea gloriosa
glorious protoxaea
Protoxaea gloriosa is a species of mining bee in the family Andrenidae, subfamily Oxaeinae. Males exhibit pronounced territorial behavior, establishing and defending flowering plants during morning hours to increase mating opportunities with virgin females. The species shows strong seasonality tied to summer rainfall patterns, with principal emergence triggered by first soaking rains. Females collect pollen primarily from Solanum and nectar from Asclepias, Verbesina, and Larrea. This bee is found in arid and semi-arid regions of the southwestern United States and Mexico.