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2-15-12 Devil’s Flower Mantid from Ron’s Animal Attraction Series (Exhibit)
TAXONOMY Phylum Arthropoda, Class Insecta, Order Mantodea, Family Empuisidea Genus/species: Idolomantis diabolica GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS: Its leafy color and leg flaps make this flower mimic a master...
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3-14-12 Stag, Scarab, aLong-horned beetles from Ron’s Animal Attractions...
Order Coleoptera The largest of insect orders, currently about 350,000 beetle species are known. One of every five animals on earth is a beetle! The name coleoptera or “sheath wings” derives from...
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12-19-14 Rhinoceros Katydid from Ron’s Insect Series
TAXONOMY Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta Order Orthoptera (grasshoppers, locusts, crickets, katydids, and their relatives) Family: Tettigoniidae Genus/species:...
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1-23-15 Madagascar Ghost Mantid from Ron’s Arthropod series
TAXONOMY Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Mantodea Family: Hymenopodidae Subfamily: Epaphroditinae Genus/species: Phyllocrania paradoxa GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS: This is a...
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03-09-15 Cave Roach from Ron’s Arthropod Series
TAXONOMY Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda (insects, arachnids, and crustaceans) Class: Insecta Order: Blattodea (cockroaches and the termites) Family: Blaberidae (giant cockroaches) Genus/species:...
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03-31-15 Giant Owl Butterfly from Ron’s Butterfly Series
TAXONOMY Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda (Jointed Legged Animals) Class: Insecta (head, usually with two antennae. The thorax, has six legs and usually four wings. The abdomen, is used for...
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3-4-17 African Moon Moth From Ron’s Rainforest Series
TAXONOMY Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Saturniidae Genus/species: Argema mimosae GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS: Color is emerald-green with yellow and red...
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3-13-17 Atlas Beetle from Ron’s Insect Series
TAXONOMY Kingdom:Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera (Beetles) Family: Scarabaeidae (Scarab Beetles) Subfamily: Dynastinae (Rhinocerous Beetles) Genus/species: Chalosoma...
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7-6-17 Dead Leaf Mantis from Ron’s Insect Series
TAXONOMY Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Mantodea Family: Mantidae Subfamily: Deroplatyinae Genus/species: Deroplats desiccata GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS: D. desiccata is brown...
View Article7-1-17 Grecian Shoemaker (male) from Ron’s Rainforest Butterfly Series
TAXONOMY Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class:Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nymphalidae Genus/species: Catonephele numilia GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS:The males are dark brown on the upperside...
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