The common collared lizard, also commonly called eastern collared lizard, Oklahoma collared lizard, yellow-headed collared lizard, and collared lizard, is a North American species of lizard in the family Crotaphytidae. The common name "collared lizard" comes from the lizard's distinct coloration, which includes bands of black around the neck and shoulders that look like a collar. Males can be very colorful, with blue green bodies, yellow stripes on the tail and back, and yellow orange throats. There are five recognized subspecies.
John Andrews Fitch (1881–1959) was an American writer, teacher, and pioneering social investigator of the Progressive Era. He is best known for his contributions to The Pittsburgh Survey, a landmark study of social conditions in an archetypal U.S. industrial city.
Cycnia tenera, the dogbane tiger moth or delicate cycnia, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It occurs throughout North America, from southern British Columbia to Nova Scotia southwards to Arizona and Florida. The species is distasteful and there is evidence that it emits aposematic ultrasound signals; these may also jam bat echolocation, as the functions are not mutually exclusive.
Amastus is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.
Amaxia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by Francis Walker in 1855. The type species of the genus is Amaxia pardalisWalker, 1855.
Calodesma is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1820.
Cycnia is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
Hyphantria is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841. The moths are primarily found in North and Central America. One species, Hyphantria cunea, was introduced in western, central and eastern Eurasia.
Euchlaena is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823.
Nystalea is a genus of moths of the family Notodontidae erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Visiana brujata, the brujata carpet, is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Tasmania.
Melanolophia canadaria, the Canadian melanolophia, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in North America from Florida to Nova Scotia, west to Saskatchewan and south to Texas.
Amastus collaris is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1853. It is found in Venezuela, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador.
Amaxia collaris is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by E. Dukinfield Jones in 1912. It is found in Brazil.
Cycnia inopinatus, the unexpected cycnia, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Henry Edwards in 1882. It is found in the United States and Mexico. The habitat consists of high quality barrens remnants.
Cycnia niveola is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Embrik Strand in 1919. It is found in Ecuador.
Hyphantria pictipupa is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described by Asa Fitch in 1857. It is found in Brazil.
Dichomeris ventrella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Asa Fitch in 1854. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Maine to Florida, west to Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Wisconsin and southern Arizona.
Euchlaena johnsonaria, or Johnson's euchlaena moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Asa Fitch in 1870. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern coastal British Columbia east to Nova Scotia, south to New Jersey, Missouri and Oregon. The habitat consists of deciduous wooded areas.
J. T. Fitch & Son was an Adelaide drapery store established by John Thomas Fitch, and carried on by his son John Thomas Fitch, jr.
