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Hübner's Wasp Moth is the common name for Amata huebneri, a moth in the family Erebidae and subfamily Arctiinae. It occurs across tropical parts of the Indo-Australian region and into northern Australia. Adults are typically black with yellow abdominal bands and transparent areas in the wings, a com...
The spotted oleander moth (*Empyreuma pugione*) is a neotropical species of tiger moth belonging to the family Erebidae. It is notable for its striking aposematic coloring and wasp-like appearance, which serves as a visual warning to predators. The specialist larvae primarily feed on toxic oleander...
The wasp spider *Argiope bruennichi* is a striking orb-weaver spider native to Europe, Asia, and Africa. It’s notable for its bold yellow and black coloration mimicking wasps, a defense mechanism against predators. The female builds elaborate webs featuring a unique stabilimentum – a dense, triangul...
The scarlet-bodied wasp moth (Cosmosoma myrodora) is a Florida-native clearwing moth that mimics wasps in appearance and uses pyrrolizidine alkaloids gathered from plants as a chemical courtship gift to females.
The Locust Borer (Megacyllene robiniae) is a species of longhorn beetle native to eastern North America. It is characterized by its black and yellow aposematic coloration, which closely mimics the appearance of a wasp to deter predators. The insect's life cycle is dependent on black locust trees (Ro...
The Painted Hickory Borer is a North American longhorn beetle notable for its elaborate black and yellow markings and its larvae's strict reliance on hickory wood.
The Wasp Beetle, scientifically known as Rutpela maculata, is a species of longhorn beetle belonging to the family Cerambycidae. It is widespread across Europe and parts of Asia, commonly found in woodlands, hedgerows, and gardens where their larvae develop inside decaying timber. The insect is dist...
Zilla diodia is a species of orb-weaving spider in the family Araneidae, recorded across parts of Europe and eastward to Azerbaijan. It builds a fine vertical orb web with many radii and a sticky spiral. Studies of its web have noted that the radii can be double-stranded near the outer edge and sing...
Nomada flava is a European species of cuckoo bee in the family Apidae, described by Georg Wolfgang Franz Panzer in 1798. Nomada females enter the nests of other solitary bees and lay an egg in a provisioned brood cell, so the developing larva uses resources collected by the host. N. flava has a yell...
The maple callus borer moth is a North American clearwing moth species whose larvae are notable for feeding exclusively on the callus tissue of maple trees.
