Ran across an interesting paper - the use of #DNA sequencing to show that an #invasive insect species in Japan (Chaoborus punctipennis, a phantom #midge) originated in North America. #entomology

https://www.reabic.net/journals/bir/2023/1/BIR_2023_Salmela_etal.pdf

#NewSpecies!
New leafhopper from #brazil just hopped in:

Cavichiana coeruleomaculata

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FE87C4-6346-BE05-FF43-A140FD0EFEFD
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5768.2.8
#Zootaxa #CavichianaCoeruleomaculata

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #invertebrates #entomology #insects #hemiptera #bugs #leafhopper

#NewSpecies!
New praying mantis from #china just came in:

Acromantis vaorum

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/FD6687CB-DD3D-523D-0FEE-BB77FD1E81BA
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5757.1.2
#Zootaxa #AcromantisVaorum

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #invertebrates #entomology #insects #mantodea #mantis #praying #prayingmantis

Als die kleine Raupe Nimmersatt eines Morgens aus unruhigen Träumen erwachte, fand sie sich zu einem ungeheueren Schmetterling verwandelt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deUKcxqUxrQ

#Insects #Entomology #Metamorphosis

Composite image from #AutomatedMothTrap operated in #Aranda, #ACT, #Australia over night of 26 to 27 Mar 2026.

High-resolution (7740 × 4760) copy at: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55171050615_7d72495457_o.jpg

https://amt.hobern.net/ @dhobern #Lepidoptera #entomology