The painted turtle is the most widespread native turtle of North America. It lives in slow-moving fresh waters, from southern Canada to northern Mexico, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. They have been shown to prefer large wetlands with long periods of inundation and emergent vegetation. This species is one of the few that is specially adapted to tolerate freezing temperatures for extended periods of time due to an antifreeze-like substance in their blood that keeps their cells from freezing. This turtle is a member of the genus Chrysemys, which is part of the pond turtle family Emydidae. Fossils show that the painted turtle existed 15 million years ago. Three regionally based subspecies evolved during the last ice age. The southern painted turtle is alternately considered the only other species in Chrysemys, or another subspecies of C. picta.
The Lymantriinae are a subfamily of moths of the family Erebidae. The taxon was erected by George Hampson in 1893.
The Arctiina are a subtribe of moths in the family Erebidae.
Tiger parrots are members of the genus Psittacella in the family Psittaculidae, named for their tiger-striped backs. Established by Hermann Schlegel in 1871, the genus contains the following species, all of which are endemic to the island of New Guinea.
The painted tiger parrot is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is mainly found in Papua New Guinea.
Apantesis is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. They are found in North and Central America.
Arachnis is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae, subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Carl Geyer in 1837.
Cisthene is a genus of lichen moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Pyrrharctia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae described by Packard in 1864. The species are known from North and Central America.
Lophocampa argentata, the silver-spotted tiger moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Packard in 1864. It is found from British Columbia to southern California, and east to Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and possibly to northern Mexico.
Lophocampa maculata, the Yellow-spotted tussock moth, mottled tiger or spotted halisidota, is a moth of the family Erebidae and the tribe Arctiini, the tiger moths. The species was first described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841. It is found across Canada, the western parts of the United States, south in the Appalachians to South Carolina and Kentucky. They are also found in Southeastern Alaska.
Arachnis aulaea, the aulaean tiger-moth or tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Carl Geyer in 1837. It is found from southern Arizona in the United States to Guatemala.
Arachnis citra is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Berthold Neumögen and Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1893. It is found in North America, including Arizona, California, Colorado and Utah.
Arachnis zuni, the zuni tiger-moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Berthold Neumoegen in 1890. It is found in North America from New Mexico to Arizona and Mexico.
Clemensia albata, the little white lichen moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1864. It is found in eastern North America, west across boreal Canada to south-eastern British Columbia. The range extends along the Pacific Coast south to Monterey Bay in west-central California. The habitat consists of moist forests, including coastal rainforests, oak woodlands and mixed hardwood forests.
Ectypia clio, the Clio moth or Clio tiger moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Packard in 1864. It is found in California and from south-western to western Nebraska and Texas. It is also found in Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado. The habitat consists of lowland areas, where it is found along creeks and rivers and in agricultural and urban areas.
Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii, or Edwards' glassy-wing, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1864. It is found in the United States from western Oregon and the Columbia Gorge in southern Washington south to California, in the south-west east to western New Mexico. The habitat consists of oak woodlands and mixed hardwood forests at low elevations.
Phyciodes picta, the painted crescent, is a species of crescents, checkerspots, anglewings, etc. in the butterfly family Nymphalidae. It is found in North America.
