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10-letter Insects that contain N

Insects with exactly 10 letters that contain N — full profile for each.

You're looking for 10-letter insects containing N — here are 7 matches, each linked to a full profile.

List of 10-letter Insects that contain N

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    Burnet Moth

    Zygaena filipendulae (six-spot burnet)

    A brilliantly coloured day-flying moth of chalk downland and coastal grassland — the six-spot burnet has six vivid red spots on metallic blue-black forewings, a warning colouration that advertises its toxicity; burnet moths produce hydrogen cyanide from their own tissues as a chemical defence, making them poisonous to predators; conspicuous in sunshine on downland flowers, flying weakly but apparently without concern for predators.

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    Dung Beetle

    Scarabaeus sacer (and many related species)

    An insect that feeds, reproduces, and navigates by animal dung — it rolls dung balls away from the pile, buries them, and lays eggs inside; the ancient Egyptians considered the scarab dung beetle sacred and a symbol of resurrection.

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    June Beetle

    Phyllophaga spp. (true June beetles); also includes Cotinis nitida (green June beetle)

    A common name for several stout-bodied scarab beetles that emerge in early summer in North America, the bumbling, light-attracted nighttime fliers familiar to anyone with a porch light.

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    Pine Weevil

    Hylobius abietis

    The most economically damaging forest pest in Europe — the large pine weevil is a dark, mottled brown weevil whose adults feed on the bark of young conifer trees, girdling and killing transplanted seedlings; it is the primary threat to commercial conifer replanting across Scandinavia and northern Europe, where it can destroy entire newly planted coupes; adults feed at night, concealing themselves under bark and debris by day.

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    Springtail

    Collembola (class; approximately 8,000 species)

    A tiny soil-dwelling hexapod that leaps into the air using a spring-loaded tail appendage — among the most abundant land animals on Earth, with millions per square meter of healthy soil playing a critical role in decomposition and nutrient cycling.

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    Vine Weevil

    Otiorhynchus sulcatus

    The most damaging garden pest in Britain — its soil-dwelling larvae eat through the roots of container plants and garden favourites including fuchsia, begonia, heuchera, and strawberry, causing sudden plant collapse; the adult is a dull black beetle that notches leaf edges at night and cannot fly.

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    Zorapteran

    Zoraptera (order — about 45 known species; common: Zorotypus hubbardi)

    A tiny, obscure insect in the small order Zoraptera — sometimes called "angel insects" — known mostly to specialists, with a strange dimorphism and a phylogenetic position that has long puzzled entomologists.

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