List of insects: References & Edit History
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Melissa Petruzzello
Melissa Petruzzello (she/her) is Assistant Managing Editor and covers plants, algae, fungi, insects, spiders, renewable energy and environmental engineering. She also handles certain topics in Christianity, notably Protestant history and churches.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Added the apple maggot and the Mediterranean fruit fly. | Sep 29, 2026 | ||
| Added cochineal scale and screwworms. | Jul 30, 2026 | ||
| Added the wheel bug. | Apr 23, 2026 | ||
| Added antlions and green lacewings. | Oct 20, 2025 | ||
| Added the masked hunter and Rhodnius prolixus. | Sep 26, 2025 | ||
| Revised the taxonomy of Hemiptera, Heteroptera, and Homoptera. | Aug 18, 2025 | ||
| Added the African goliath beetle. | Aug 14, 2025 | ||
| Added the atlas moth. | Jul 16, 2025 | ||
| Added Eciton army ant. | Jul 16, 2025 | ||
| Added the giant wētā. | Jun 18, 2025 | ||
| Added the Madagascar hissing cockroach. | May 16, 2025 | ||
| Revised Orthoptera, Blattodea, and Phasmatodea taxonomy. | Apr 24, 2025 | ||
| Added weaver ants and revised tiger beetle taxonomy from subfamily Cicindelinae to family Cicindelidae. | Feb 06, 2025 | ||
| Updated ants, bees, and wasps. Added Aedes, Anopheles, and Culex mosquitoes. | Dec 09, 2024 | ||
| Added tarantula hawk. | Apr 09, 2024 | ||
| Added periodical cicada. | Mar 26, 2024 | ||
| Updated ants, bees, and wasps. | Feb 15, 2024 | ||
| Added spotted lanternfly, sweat bee, western honeybee, Africanized bee, emerald ash borer, and Asian longhorned beetle. | Dec 11, 2023 | ||
| Replaced “gypsy moth” with “spongy moth.” | Sep 15, 2022 | ||
| New article added. | Sep 06, 2016 |
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