Neopseustidae is a small family of day and night-flying "archaic bell moths" in the order Lepidoptera. They are classified into their own superfamily Neopseustoidea and infraorder Neopseustina. Four genera are known. These primitive moths are restricted to South America and South east Asia and their biology is unknown. Nematocentropus appears to be the most primitive genus occurring in Assam, Myanmar and Sichuan, China, three species of Neopseustis are distributed from Assam to Taiwan, whilst Synempora andesae and three species of Apoplania occur in southern South America. The morphology of the antennae and the proboscis has been studied in detail.
The lava gull, also known as the dusky gull, is a medium-sized gull and a member of the "hooded gull" group. It is most closely related to the Laughing gull and Franklin's gull and is the rarest gull in the world. It is endemic to the Galapagos Islands.
Polyura is a subgenus of butterflies also referred to as Nawab butterflies and belonging to the brush-footed butterfly subfamily Charaxinae, or leafwing butterflies. Like the large and conspicuous forest queens, they belong to the genus Charaxes, unique genus of the tribe Charaxini.
The Palaeosetidae or miniature ghost moths are a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera contained within the superfamily Hepialoidea.
The mountain firetail is a common species of estrildid finch found in New Guinea. It has an estimated global extent of occurrence of 20,000-50,000 km2. It is the only species in the genus Oreostruthus.
The Palawan scops owl is an owl endemic to Palawan in the Philippines. There are no subspecies besides the nominate.
The plumbeous water redstart is a passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. It is found in South Asia, Southeast Asia and China. Males are slate blue in colour, while females are grey. The bird's common name refers to its colour which resembles lead. They tend to live near fast-moving streams and rivers.
Hasora khoda, the large banded awl, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in India, parts of Southeast Asia and Australia.
Choaspes plateni, the branded awlking, is a butterfly belonging to the family Hesperiidae which is found in Asia.
Agrisius is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae.
Celatoxia is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Indomalayan realm and the Palearctic realm.
Rapala suffusa, the suffused flash, is a lycaenid or blue butterfly found in Myanmar, northern India, Assam, Thailand, Indochina and Palawan. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1878.
Koruthaialos is an Indomalayan genus of grass skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Pseudocoladenia is an Indomalayan genus of spread-winged skippers in the family Hesperiidae.
Lactarius fuliginosus, commonly known as the sooty milkcap, is a species of fungus in the family Russulaceae. The medium-sized fruit bodies have velvety, grayish-brown caps and crowded gills. It is found in deciduous forests of Asia, Europe, and North America.
Honorinus is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Carl Heinrich in 1956. Its only species, Honorinus fuliginosus, described by the same author in the same year, is found in Peru.
The Erionotini are a tribe in the Hesperiinae subfamily of skipper butterflies.
Agrisius fuliginosus is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It is found in Japan, China and India.
Euthalia sahadeva, the green duke, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae (Limenitidinae). It is found in the Indomalayan realm.
