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Pennsylvanian epoch insects, of the Pennsylvanian/Upper Carboniferous/Late Carboniferous epoch, during the Carboniferous Period See also the preceding Category:Mississippian insects Pages in category "Pennsylvanian insects"
Many Pennsylvanians know these insects by the name "lightning bugs" and may have confused "firefly" with "black fly" when that state was plagued by them in 1988 [citation needed]. This might be why that year the legislature again confirmed the Pennsylvania firefly's official status and specified it by scientific name. The amended act reads:
Assign a "letter" suffix to the Hopkins number for each tentative identification and fill out species summary card. Label insects (including a suffixed Hopkins number label) and place specimens in a Schmidt box in order of Hopkins number. Later, the insects to be identified will be removed and sent to a specialist.
The Frost Entomological Museum is an active research institution, associated with the Pennsylvania State University's flagship campus in University Park, Pennsylvania. The museum houses a research collection, estimated at 1.3 million [1] arthropod specimens, and a public exhibition and educational space. Although the museum was founded in 1969 ...
State insect Binomial name Image Year Alabama: Monarch butterfly (state insect) Danaus plexippus: 1989 [1] Queen Honey bee (state agricultural insect) Apis mellifera: 2005 [2] Eastern tiger swallowtail (state butterfly and mascot) Papilio glaucus: 1989 [3] Alaska: Four-spotted skimmer dragonfly: Libellula quadrimaculata: 1995 [4] Arizona: Two ...
The Carolina Mantid was designated as the state’s official insect in 1988 by Act Number 591. This insect was selected for its position as being native to the state, being a beneficial insect ...
The goldenrod soldier beetle [1] or Pennsylvania leatherwing [2] (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus) is a species of soldier beetle (Cantharidae). Nomenclature [ edit ]
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