Spiny oak slug — Taxobox name = PEuclea delphinii regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera superfamilia = Zygaenoidea familia = Limacodidae genus = Euclea species = E. delphinii binomial = Euclea delphinii binomial authority =… … Wikipedia
buck moth — noun Etymology: so called from its prevalence in the deer season : a large autumn flying saturniid moth (Hemileuca maia) of the eastern United States with smoky translucent wings crossed by a white band and a spiny larva that feeds on oak foliage … Useful english dictionary
List of endangered animal species — This is a list of endangered animal species according to the World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List. The list includes endangered species of the kingdom Animalia. NOTOC A* Acheilognathus elongatus * Acipenser Endangered * Acrocephalus… … Wikipedia
lepidopteran — /lep i dop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. lepidopterous. n. 2. a lepidopterous insect. [1850 55; LEPIDOPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any of the more than 100,000 species constituting the order Lepidoptera (Greek: scaly wing ): butterflies, moths, and skippers. The… … Universalium
Saturniidae — Taxobox name = Saturniids image width = 250px image caption = Promethea silkmoth, Callosamia promethea regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera unranked familia = Macrolepidoptera superfamilia = Bombycoidea… … Wikipedia
Chestnut — For other uses of chestnut , see Chestnut (disambiguation). For other uses of chinquapin or chinkapin , see Chinquapin (disambiguation). Chestnut Sweet Chestnut Castanea sativa Scientific clas … Wikipedia
List of introduced species — A complete List of introduced species for even quite small areas of the world would be dauntingly long. Humans have introduced more different species to new environments than any single document can hope to record. The following list of… … Wikipedia
Crete — See also: Crete (disambiguation) Crete Κρήτη The Minoan Palace at Knossos Geography … Wikipedia
Opuntia — Prickly pears Opuntia littoralis var. vaseyi Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Caterpillar — Caterpillars are the larval form of a member of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths). They are mostly phytophagous in food habit, with some species being entomophagous. Caterpillars are voracious feeders and… … Wikipedia
Microlepidoptera — Some typical microlepidoptera. An Alucitid Many plumed moth is shown top centre; a white Pterophorid Plume moth at centre Microlepidoptera (micromoths) is an artificial (i.e., unranked and not monophyletic) grouping of moth families, commonly… … Wikipedia