— Archive
1114 animals, 13 major groups. Every entry begins with the etymology of the name and ends with the trait that makes the species impossible to mistake for any other.
98 in this group
Parnassius apollo
Attacus atlas
Morpho menelaus
Acherontia atropos
Aglais io
Caligo eurilochus
Saturnia pyri
Greta oto
Eciton burchellii
Vespa mandarinia
Bombus terrestris
Paraponera clavata
Vespula vulgaris
Vespa crabro
Rhyssa persuasoria
Brachinus crepitans
Nicrophorus vespilloides
Melolontha melolontha
Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Lampyris noctiluca
Oryctes nasicornis
Lucanus cervus
Anopheles gambiae
Aedes albopictus
Calliphora vomitoria
Drosophila melanogaster
Culex pipiens
Bombylius major
Halyomorpha halys
Cicada orni
Dactylopius coccus
Notonecta glauca
Gerris lacustris
Periplaneta americana
Reticulitermes lucifugus
Calopteryx virgo
Anax imperator
Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa
Gryllus campestris
Myrmeleon formicarius
Chrysoperla carnea
Idolomantis diabolica
Mantis religiosa
Corydalus cornutus
Forficula auricularia
Ctenocephalides felis
Panorpa communis
Extatosoma tiaratum