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Barn-owls are one of the two families of owls, the other being the true owls or typical owls, Strigidae. They are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long, strong legs with powerful talons. They also differ from the Strigidae in structural details relating in particular to the sternum and feet.
The Aptian is an age in the geologic timescale or a stage in the stratigraphic column. It is a subdivision of the Early or Lower Cretaceous Epoch or Series and encompasses the time from 125.0 ± 1.0 Ma to 113.0 ± 1.0 Ma, approximately. The Aptian succeeds the Barremian and precedes the Albian, all part of the Lower/Early Cretaceous.
The Dacinae are a subfamily of the fruit fly family Tephritidae. Its 41 genera are distributed among three tribes:
Eurybia furcata, commonly called forked aster, is an herbaceous perennial in the composite family. It is native primarily to the Great Lakes region and the Ozark Mountains in the United States. It is uncommon throughout its range, and occurs in the states of Michigan and Wisconsin in the north, south through Nebraska, Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana, and into Missouri and Arkansas. The species is intolerant of shade and is typically found on rocky, north-facing slopes, especially those composed of limestone, dolomite, or sandstone. It can also be found in seeps on bluffs, in moist woods along streams, and occasionally in disturbed sites. It is included in the Center for Plant Conservation's National Collection of Endangered Plants.
The fork-tailed woodnymph is a species of hummingbird in the family Trochilidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.
Cladonia furcata or the many-forked cup lichen is a species cup lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. It has an intermediate to tolerant air pollution sensitivity. Extracts of this species have been shown to kill leukemia cells in vitro, and may have possible value in the treatment of cancer.
Perilampsis is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Perilampsis amazuluana is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Perilampsis of the family Tephritidae.
Perilampsis atra is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Perilampsis of the family Tephritidae.
Perilampsis decellei is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Perilampsis of the family Tephritidae.
Perilampsis diademata is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Perilampsis of the family Tephritidae.
Perilampsis dryades is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Perilampsis of the family Tephritidae.
Perilampsis miratrix is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Perilampsis of the family Tephritidae.
Perilampsis pulchella is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Perilampsis of the family Tephritidae.
Perilampsis umbrina is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Perilampsis of the family Tephritidae.
Perilampsis woodi is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Perilampsis of the family Tephritidae.
Hydriomena furcata, the July highflyer, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1784. It is found in the Holarctic ecozone.
Porites furcata, commonly known as hump coral, thin finger coral or branched finger coral, is a species of stony coral in the genus Porites. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean.
Caulastraea furcata, also known as the candy cane, trumpet, or bullseye coral, is a species of large stony coral in the family Merulinidae.
Scudderia furcata is a species in the family Tettigoniidae ("katydids"), in the order Orthoptera. A common name for Scudderia furcata is "fork-tailed bush katydid". The distribution range of Scudderia furcata includes Central America and North America.