Insects of North America
Photos by Bruce Dayton
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Butterfly |
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Milkweed Butterflies |
Admirals and Relatives |
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Monarch |
Viceroy |
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Admirals and Relatives |
Swallowtails |
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White Admiral |
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail |
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True Brushfoot |
True Brushfoot |
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Compton Tortoiseshell |
Mourning Cloak |
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Longwings |
True Brushfoot |
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Great Spangled Fritillary |
Northern Crescent |
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Moth |
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FAMILY: Geometridae |
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Pale Beauty |
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| INTERESTING FACTS |
| Lepidoptera |
| The order Lepidoptera (lep·i·dop·tera*) includes butterflies, moths and similar insects. A member of the order is referred to as a lepidopteran (lep·i·dop·ter·an*). A person who collects or studies this order is referred to as a lepidopterist. |
| Invertebrate |
| This is an English word that describes any animal without a spinal column, all animals except those in the Chordate subphylum Vertebrata (fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds and mammals). The group includes 97% of all animal species. |
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An insect is any member of the class Insecta. This is the largest arthropod class, including nearly 1 million known species (about three-fourths of all animals). An estimated 5 – 10 million species of insects have not been described. Insect bodies have three segments: head, thorax, and many-segmented abdomen. Many species undergo complete metamorphosis. There are two subclasses of insects, Apterygota and Pterygota. Insects are found in almost all terrestrial and freshwater and some marine habitats. |
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| The images on this web page are copyrighted © 2003 - 2007 by Bruce Dayton. I want to share my photos to promote conservation and to help people identify and learn about the birds and other creatures that live with us on the North American continent. Please do not use any of my work in any non-profit or for-profit project without first getting written permission from me. You can ask for permission by emailing me at webmaster@wildlifeofnorthamerica.info. All reproductions must bear an appropriate credit. |
(*source: Merriam-Webster online dictionary)
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