The spotted turtle, the only species of the genus Clemmys, is a small, semi-aquatic turtle that reaches a carapace length of 8–12 cm (3.1–4.7 in) upon adulthood. Their broad, smooth, low dark-colored upper shell, or carapace, ranges in its exact colour from black to a bluish black with a number of tiny yellow round spots. The spotting patterning extends from the head, to the neck and out onto the limbs. Sexually mature males have a concave plastron and a long, thick tail. By contrast, sexually mature females possess a flat plastron and have a tail that is noticeably shorter and thinner than that of mature males. Mature males also have a dark iris and face; females typically have a yellow or orange iris and a similarly coloured face that is distinctly lighter than the males'. Juveniles appear female-like in this regard, and at maturity males begin to develop darker features.
Rock tripe is the common name for various lichens of the genus Umbilicaria that grow on rocks. They are widely distributed, including on bare rock in Antarctica, and throughout northern parts of North America such as New England and the Rocky Mountains. They are edible when properly prepared; soaking extensively and boiling with changes of water removes the bitterness and purgative properties. They have been used as a famine food in extreme cases when other food sources were unavailable, as by early American northern explorers.
Apatelodidae, the American silkworm moths, is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. They are a family within the superfamily Bombycoidea, though they have in the past been considered a subfamily of Bombycidae.
The spotted rail is a species of bird in the subfamily Rallinae of the rail, crake, and coot family Rallidae. It is found in Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.
The spotted woodcreeper is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
The white-spotted woodpecker is a species of bird in subfamily Picinae of the woodpecker family Picidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Falcatelodes is a monotypic genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae. It was erected by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt in 1929, and contains a single species, Falcatelodes anava, which was first described by Herbert Druce in 1890.
Apatelodes is a genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae first described by Packard in 1864.
Apatelodes pudefacta, the pudefacted apatelodes moth, is a moth in the family Apatelodidae first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904. It is found in the US state of Arizona and Mexico.
Apatelodes signata is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. It was first described by Herbert Druce in 1904. It is found in south-eastern Peru.
Apatelodes striata is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. It was first described by Herbert Druce in 1906. It is found in Peru.
Apatelodes thinaha is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. It is found in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Apatelodes tropea is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. It is found in Brazil.
Apatelodes tuisa is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama and Guatemala.
Apatelodes turrialba is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. It is found in Costa Rica.
Apatelodes velutina is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. It is found in Brazil.
Apatelodes verena is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. It was first described by Herbert Druce in 1898. It is found in Veracruz, Mexico.
Pantelodes is a genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae. It was first described by Daniel Herbin in 2017, containing at the time nine species: Pantelodes satellitia and eight newly described species previously identified as the former. In 2021, an additional species, Pantelodes camacana, was described. The distribution of the genus is Neotropical.
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