The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is a United States environmental law designed to promote the enhancement of the environment. It created new laws requiring U.S. federal government agencies to evaluate the environmental impacts of their actions and decisions, and it established the President's Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). The Act was passed by the U.S. Congress in December 1969 and signed into law by President Richard Nixon on January 1, 1970. To date, more than 100 nations around the world have enacted national environmental policies modeled after NEPA.
Heteroceridae, the variegated mud-loving beetles, are a widespread and relatively common family of beetles found on every continent except for Antarctica.
Rhizophora is a genus of tropical mangrove trees, sometimes collectively called true mangroves. The most notable species is the red mangrove but some other species and a few natural hybrids are known. Rhizophora species generally live in intertidal zones which are inundated daily by the ocean. They exhibit a number of adaptations to this environment, including pneumatophores that elevate the plants above the water and allow them to respire oxygen even while their lower roots are submerged and a cytological molecular "pump" mechanism that allows them to remove excess salts from their cells. The generic name is derived from the Greek words ριζα (rhiza), meaning "root," and φορος (phoros), meaning "bearing," referring to the stilt-roots.
Bendisodes is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1924. Its only species, Bendisodes aeolia, was described by Druce in 1890. It is found in North America.
Hyperepia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by William Barnes and Arthur Ward Lindsey in 1922. Its only species, Hyperepia jugifera, was first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1920. It is found in North America.
Paota is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. Its only species, Paota fultaria, was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1882. It is found in North America and has a forewing length of 12 millimetres.
Notela is a monotypic moth genus of the family Notodontidae. Its only species, Notela jaliscana, is found in North America. Both the genus and species were first described by William Schaus in 1901
Nepa is a genus belonging to the family Nepidae, known as water scorpions. There are six species found in freshwater habitats in the Northern Hemisphere.
Pardalophora is a genus of Nearctic band-winged grasshoppers in the family Acrididae. There are at least four living species in Pardalophora.
Pardalophora apiculata, known generally as the coral-winged grasshopper or coral-winged locust, is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in North America.
Iridopsis larvaria, the bent-line gray, is a species of geometrid moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America.
Homorthodes hanhami is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1911. It is found in North America.
Codatractus arizonensis, the Arizona skipper, is a species of dicot skipper in the family of butterflies known as Hesperiidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Euphilotes spaldingi, or Spalding's blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1917. It is found in North America.
Speranza coortaria, the four-spotted speranza, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1887. It is found in North America.
Cordulegaster diastatops, the delta-spotted spiketail, is a species of spiketail in the family of dragonflies known as Cordulegastridae. It is found in North America.
Enallagma hageni, commonly known as Hagen's bluet, is a species of narrow-winged damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in North America.
Hetaerina vulnerata, the canyon rubyspot, is a species of broad-winged damselfly in the family Calopterygidae. It is found in Central America, North America, and South America.
Macaria adonis is a species of moth in the family Geometridae first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918. It is found in North America.
Aethalura intertexta, the four-barred gray or smoky carpet moth, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is found in North America.
