Harvester Butterfly, Feniseca tarquinius (Fabricius) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Melitinae) by Donald W. Hall, Marc Minno, Jerry F. Butler

“…Butler, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this small uncommon harvester butterfly whose larvae are carnivorous caterpillars, their distribution, description, life cycle and biology, and hosts. …”
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Cypress Twig Gall Midge, Taxodiomyia cupressiananassa (Osten Sacken) (Insecta: Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) by Celina Gomez, Russell F. Mizell, III

“…Mizell III, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this pest of bald cypress and pond cypress — its distribution, description, life cycle and biology, hosts, damage, and management. …”
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Cactus Weevils, Gerstaeckeria hubbardi (LeConte) and Gerstaeckeria fasciata Pierce (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Robert E. Woodruff

“…Woodruff, is included in the Featured Creatures series. It describes these two weevil pests of Opuntia cacti, their synonymy, distribution, description, biology, key to the Florida Species of Gerstaeckeria, hosts, management, and selected references. …”
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Cactus Weevils, Gerstaeckeria hubbardi (LeConte) and Gerstaeckeria fasciata Pierce (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by Robert E. Woodruff

“…Woodruff, is included in the Featured Creatures series. It describes these two weevil pests of Opuntia cacti, their synonymy, distribution, description, biology, key to the Florida Species of Gerstaeckeria, hosts, management, and selected references. …”
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American Dog Tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Say) (Arachnida: Ixodida: Ixodidae) by Wai-Han Chan, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…Kaufman, is part of the Featured Creatures Collection. It describes this tick commonly found on dogs as an adult — its distribution, description, life cycle, seasonality, medical and veterinary importance, removal, and management. …”
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Bee louse, bee fly, braulid, Braula coeca Nitzsch (Insecta: Diptera: Braulidae) by James D. Ellis, C.M. Zettel Nalen

“…Zettel Nalen, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this wingless fly that lives as a commensalist in western honeybee colonies — distribution, description, life cycle and behavior and management. …”
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Hackberry emperor, Asterocampa celtis (Boisduval & Leconte) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Apaturinae) by Donald W. Hall, Jerry F. Butler

“…Butler, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this common butterfly of river bottoms, its distribution, description, life cycle and biology, hosts, and economic importance. …”
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Green Stink Bug, Acrosternum hilare (Say) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) by Celina Gomez, Russell F. Mizell, III

“…Mizell III, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this commonly encountered pest of seeds, grain, nuts, and fruit — its distribution, description, life cycle and biology, hosts, damage, and management. …”
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Little Blue Cattle Louse Solenopotes capillatus (Enderlein) (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Linognathidae) by Kevyn J. Juneau, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…Kaufman, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes the smallest of the five sucking lice that feed on cattle, its distribution, description, biology, hosts, economic importance and management. …”
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Citrus Leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Phyllocnistinae) by John B. Heppner, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…Fasulo, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this potentially serious pest of citrus that was discovered in Florida in 1993 — distribution, description, biology, host plants, damage, survey, and management. …”
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Mahogany Webworm, Macalla thyrsisalis Walker (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Epipaschilinae) by Forrest W. Howard, Sergio Gallo, Bryan Steinberg

“…Howard, Sergio Gallo and Bryan Steinberg, is included in the Featured Creatures series. It describes this strikingly colored caterpillar pest of West Indies mahogany, its distribution, description, biology, host plants, damage and economic importance, management, and selected references. …”
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Black soldier fly Hermetia illucens Linnaeus (Insecta: Diptera: Stratiomyidae) by Joseph W. Diclaro II, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…Kaufman, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this sleek looking fly often mistaken for a wasp — synonymy, distribution, description and life cycle, and economic importance. …”
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Pepper Weevil, Anthonomus eugenii Cano (Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae) by John L. Capinera

“…This document is EENY-278, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. …”
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Black Stink Bug Proxys punctulatus (Palisot) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) by Celina Gomez, Russell F. Mizell, III

“…Mizell III, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this stink bug with broad geographical range in the Americas — distribution, description, life cycle and biology, hosts, and damage. …”
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Harvester Butterfly, Feniseca tarquinius (Fabricius) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Melitinae) by Donald W. Hall, Marc Minno, Jerry F. Butler

“…Butler, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this small uncommon harvester butterfly whose larvae are carnivorous caterpillars, their distribution, description, life cycle and biology, and hosts. …”
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Green Stink Bug, Acrosternum hilare (Say) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) by Celina Gomez, Russell F. Mizell, III

“…Mizell III, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this commonly encountered pest of seeds, grain, nuts, and fruit — its distribution, description, life cycle and biology, hosts, damage, and management. …”
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Little Blue Cattle Louse Solenopotes capillatus (Enderlein) (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Anoplura: Linognathidae) by Kevyn J. Juneau, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…Kaufman, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes the smallest of the five sucking lice that feed on cattle, its distribution, description, biology, hosts, economic importance and management. …”
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Asian Citrus Psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Insecta: Hemiptera: Psyllidae) by Frank W. Mead, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…Fasulo, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this serious pest of citrus which is a vector for citrus greening disease or Huanglongbing — identification, distribution, description, life history, damage, and management. …”
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Red Bay Psyllid, Trioza magnoliae (Ashmead) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Psyllidae) by Donald W. Hall

“…Hall, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this psyllid which causes galls on the leaves of native species of Persea bay trees — its distribution, description, life cycle and biology, and economic importance. …”
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Hackberry emperor, Asterocampa celtis (Boisduval & Leconte) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Apaturinae) by Donald W. Hall, Jerry F. Butler

“…Butler, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this common butterfly of river bottoms, its distribution, description, life cycle and biology, hosts, and economic importance. …”
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