* Elachista antonia, a moth species in the genus Elachista

Amaranths are recorded as food plants for some Lepidoptera ( butterfly and moth ) species including the nutmeg moth and various case-bearer moths of the genus Coleophora: C. amaranthella, C. enchorda ( feeds exclusively on Amaranthus ), C. immortalis ( feeds exclusively on Amaranthus ), C. lineapulvella and C. versurella ( recorded on A. spinosus ).

* Three species of moths:

Satureja species are food plants for the larva of some Lepidoptera ( butterflies and moths ).

Rhododendron species are used as food plants by the larvae of some members of the order Lepidoptera ( butterflies and moths ) ( See List of Lepidoptera that feed on rhododendrons ).

The insect species commonly found in the river corridor and tributaries are midges, caddis flies, mayflies, stoneflies, black flies, mites, beetles, butterflies, moths, and fire ants.

Caterpillar hairs sometimes have venoms in them and species from approximately 12 families of moths or butterflies worldwide can inflict serious human injuries ranging from urticarial dermatitis and atopic asthma to osteochondritis, consumption coagulopathy, renal failure, and intracerebral hemorrhage.

Grasses provide food to many grazing mammals — such as livestock, deer, and elephants — as well as to many species of butterflies and moths.

Many Lepidoptera caterpillars feed on fig leaves, for example several Euploea species ( Crow butterflies ), the Plain Tiger ( Danaus chrysippus ), the Giant Swallowtail ( Papilio cresphontes ), the Brown Awl ( Badamia exclamationis ), and Chrysodeixis eriosoma, Choreutidae and Copromorphidae moths.

In Australia, Melaleuca species are sometimes used as food plants by the larvae of hepialid moths of the genus Aenetus including

However, insects other than Lepidoptera ( butterflies and moths ) are typically identifiable to genus or species only through the use of Identification keys and Monographs.

Several Euphorbia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera ( butterflies and moths ), like the Spurge Hawk-moths ( Hyles euphorbiae and Hyles tithymali ), as well as the Giant Leopard Moth.

Solanum species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species ( butterflies and moths )-see list of Lepidoptera that feed on Solanum.

Most of this order are moths ; there are thought to be about 160, 000 species of moth ( nearly ten times the number of species of butterfly ), with thousands of species yet to be described.

Nocturnal insectivores often feed on moths ; these include some bats, some species of owls and other species of birds.

Ash is used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species ( butterflies and moths ) -- see list of Lepidoptera that feed on ashes.

Birch foliage is used as a food plant by the larvae of a large number of Lepidoptera ( butterflies and moths ) species ; see List of Lepidoptera that feed on birches.

The leaves are used as a food plant by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species ( butterflies and moths ); see list of Lepidoptera that feed on chestnut trees.

Anise is a food plant for the larvae of some Lepidoptera species ( butterflies and moths ), including the lime-speck pug and wormwood pug.

A Priority Species is one which is scarce, threatened and declining The remainder of the ten threatened species include three species of Leaf Beetle, another Picture-Winged Fly, and three micro moths.

Yuccas have a very specialized, mutualistic pollination system, being pollinated by yucca moths ( family Prodoxidae ); the insect purposefully transfers the pollen from the stamens of one plant to the stigma of another, and at the same time lays an egg in the flower ; the moth larva then feeds on some of the developing seeds, always leaving enough seed to perpetuate the species.

The name thyroid-stimulating hormone ( TSH ) has been given to a substance found in the anterior pituitary gland of all species of animal so tested for its presence.

With their often complex reproductive needs and permeable skins, amphibians are often ecological indicators and in recent decades there has been a dramatic decline in amphibian populations of many species around the globe.

A caecilian's skin has a large number of transverse folds and in some species contains tiny embedded dermal scales.

The development of the young of Ichthyophis glutinosus, a species from Sri Lanka, has been much studied.

A number of causes are believed to be involved, including habitat destruction and modification, over-exploitation, pollution, introduced species, climate change, endocrine-disrupting pollutants, destruction of the ozone layer ( ultraviolet radiation has shown to be especially damaging to the skin, eyes, and eggs of amphibians ), and diseases like chytridiomycosis.

By its inclusion the order has grown enormously in number of species.

The group has more than 23, 000 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies.

Each abalone species has a typical number of holes in the selenizone which remain open.

Although the family ( Amaranthaceae ) is distinctive, the genus has few distinguishing characters among the 70 species included.

The species Amaranthus palmeri ( Palmer amaranth ) causes the greatest reduction in soybean yields and has the potential to reduce yields by 17-68 % in field experiments.

It has the capacity to get to large heights and can outcompete native plant species around it.

Ailanthus are capable of forming thick blankets of roots and heavy shade to the extent that native species are prevented from being able to reclaim an area that has been logged or deforested, as well as areas that have been heavily developed.

Widespread usage of antibacterial drugs in hospitals has also been associated with increases in bacterial strains and species that no longer respond to treatment with the most common antibacterials.

Although there were low levels of preexisting antibiotic-resistant bacteria before the widespread use of antibiotics, evolutionary pressure from their use has played a role in the development of muiltidrug resistance varieties and the spread of resistance between bacterial species.

Lastly, abiotic stress has enabled species to grow, develop, and evolve, furthering natural selection as it picks out the weakest of a group of organisms.

It has been observed through a variety of environments that as the level of abiotic stress increases, the number of species decreases.

Australia has several indigenous plants which are popular among modern ayahuasqueros there, such as various DMT-rich species of Acacia.

Moreover they argued that some species have been created for the purpose of being sacrificed and eaten by humans, that it is normal for animals to kill and eat other animals, that agriculture, too, inevitably leads to the death of many animals, that plants are living beings as well and must still be destroyed, that we unintentionally and unknowingly destroy life forms all the time, and that a hunted animal has a fair chance to survive by killing the hunter.

Acid rain has eliminated insect life and some fish species, including the brook trout in some lakes, streams, and creeks in geographically sensitive areas, such as the Adirondack Mountains of the United States.

It has not been definitively established whether the existence of these brainless species indicates that the earliest bilaterians lacked a brain, or whether their ancestors evolved in a way that led to the disappearance of a previously existing brain structure.

No modern species should be described as more " primitive " than others, strictly speaking, since each has an equally long evolutionary history — but the brains of modern hagfishes, lampreys, sharks, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals show a gradient of size and complexity that roughly follows the evolutionary sequence.

The relationship between brain size, body size and other variables has been studied across a wide range of vertebrate species.

The brain of a shark shows the basic components in a straightforward way, but in teleost fishes ( the great majority of existing fish species ), the forebrain has become " everted ", like a sock turned inside out.

* Bisexual species, in biology, one that has members of two different distinct sexes ( e. g. humans ), opposed to unisexual ( only one sex present, always females )

As a result of its relief and geographic situation, the Ubaye Valley has an " abundance of plant and animal species ".