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Insects
Any of numerous usually small arthropod animals of the class Insecta, having an adult stage characterized by three pairs of legs and a body segmented into head, thorax, and abdomen and usually having two pairs of wings.
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zephyranthes
Animals; Insects
Genus of about 70 species of bulbous perennials, some evergreen, found in grassland from North to South America. Zephyranthes grandiflora (Zephyr Lily) produces 6 in. flower-stalks in early summer, ...
zygopetalum
Animals; Insects
Genus of about 40 species of medium-sized, evergreen, epiphytic or terrestrial orchids native to South America, occuring in warm rainforest. They have conical to ovoid pseudobulbs, from the top of ...
alfalfa leafcutter bee
Animals; Insects
The Alfalfa Leafcutter Bee is mainly black with light bands across the abdomen. The underside of the bee is covered with pale hairs. Females have a more pointed abdomen than the male and have a patch ...
almella frass moth
Animals; Insects
The adult Almella Frass Moth is a silvery grey or brown moth with understated pattern of black and dark brown wavy lines on the forewings. The hindwings are plain. It rests with its wings folded on ...
American cockroach
Animals; Insects
The American Cockroach is reddish brown with a yellowish margin on the body region behind the head. Immature cockroaches are similar to adults but have no wings. They are fast moving insects and ...
American soldier fly
Animals; Insects
The American Soldier Fly looks like a wasp with black body and dark wings. The eyes appear to have a pattern of blue and green markings. At rest it holds its wings folded on top of each other along ...
