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The carmine skimmer, Orthemis discolor, is a dragonfly in the skimmer family Libellulidae and is native to tropical and subtropical parts of the Americas. Mature males are distinguished by extensive red or reddish coloration, while females and immature individuals are less vividly colored. Like othe...

The Red Peacock (Anartia amathea) is a butterfly species belonging to the Nymphalidae family, native to the tropical Americas. Its geographical range extends from various Caribbean islands, such as Cuba and Hispaniola, through Central America and into parts of South America. The butterfly is easily...

The Hyacinth Glider, Miathyria marcella, is a dragonfly in the skimmer family Libellulidae with a broad distribution in the tropical and subtropical Americas. It is strongly associated with still waters containing floating vegetation, especially water hyacinth, and its larvae develop among the subme...

The Ello sphinx moth (Erinnyis ello) is a species of hawk moth belonging to the family Sphingidae, widely distributed across the New World. Its range extends from the southern United States through Central America and down into Argentina. The adult moths are known for their streamlined, aerodynamic...

The Black pondhawk (Erythemis attala) is a dragonfly in the family Libellulidae found across the Neotropical region, with populations extending from South America through Central America into the southern United States, including Florida and Texas. Adult males develop predominantly dark black colora...

The southern four-eyed opossum is a South American marsupial commonly identified as Philander frenatus. It has a dark facial mask and a pale spot above each eye, creating the appearance suggested by its common name. This mainly nocturnal, ground-foraging animal inhabits forests and related habitats,...

The white peacock, Anartia jatrophae, is a butterfly in the brush footed butterfly family, Nymphalidae. It occurs from the southern United States through Central America and parts of South America, especially in warm, open habitats near wetlands and disturbed ground. Adults have predominantly white...

The Tropical Buckeye (Junonia genoveva) is a butterfly species native to the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and parts of South America. It is a member of the Nymphalidae family and is closely related to the Common Buckeye found in North America. The species is recognized by its brownish-orange...

The soldier butterfly, Danaus eresimus, is a milkweed butterfly found from southern Texas through Central America and into South America. It is an orange-brown member of the family Nymphalidae and is related to the monarch and other Danaus butterflies. Its appearance participates in Müllerian mimicr...

The satellite sphinx, Eumorpha satellitia, is a hawk moth in the family Sphingidae. It ranges from Brazil and northern Argentina through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to southern Texas and southern Arizona. Adults have pale brown wings with a dark squarish mark on the forewing, while...

Sooty Saddlebags is a tropical American dragonfly scientifically named Tramea binotata and placed in the family Libellulidae. Jules Pierre Rambur described it in 1842. The species belongs to the glider group, whose members are often seen patrolling open water and moving efficiently over long distanc...

The Band-winged Dragonlet, Erythrodiplax umbrata, is a dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It occurs across parts of North, Central, and South America and is identified by dark markings that form bands on its wings. Carl Linnaeus formally described the species in 1758, and its broad range has made...

Ceraunus Blue, scientifically known as Hemiargus ceraunus, is a small butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It occurs from the southern United States, including Florida and Texas, through the Caribbean and much of Central and South America. The species inhabits open, sunny environments such as coastal...

Boisduval's yellow is a butterfly in the family Pieridae, a group that includes whites, sulfurs, and yellows. The name honors Jean Baptiste Boisduval, a French physician and entomologist who studied Lepidoptera and described or classified many butterfly taxa. The common name is used for a yellow but...

The Pluto sphinx moth, Xylophanes pluto, is a hawk moth in the family Sphingidae. It is a Neotropical species recorded from parts of Central America and the Caribbean and belongs to Xylophanes, a diverse genus containing more than 60 described species. Like other sphinx moths, it is part of a group...

The White Checkered-Skipper, Burnsius albescens, is a small butterfly in the skipper family, Hesperiidae. It occurs in parts of the southern United States, Mexico, and nearby regions, where it is associated with open habitats such as clearings, roadsides, fields, and other disturbed areas. The commo...

The obscure sphinx moth, Erinnyis obscura, is a hawk moth in the family Sphingidae. It occurs in tropical and subtropical parts of the Americas, including the Caribbean and regions of South America. Its caterpillars feed on plants in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, a plant association shared by se...

Schistocerca bivittata is a South American species of bird grasshopper known to inhabit tropical regions and occasionally affect local agricultural areas.

Schistocerca beckeri is a grasshopper species in the family Acrididae and the genus Schistocerca. Vitaly Michailovitsh Dirsh described it in 1974, and the Orthoptera Species File records its holotype as a male collected in Trinidad and deposited at the Natural History Museum in London. The database...

Red-faced Dragonlet, Erythrodiplax fusca, is a skimmer dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. Rambur described the species in 1842, and its New World range extends from Texas through Central and South America to Argentina, with records in the Lesser Antilles. The common name refers to the entirely re...

Schistocerca cohni is a species of bird grasshopper belonging to the Acrididae family, primarily documented in the tropical and subtropical forests of Mexico.