Reptiles > Viperids & Squamata
The Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix), historically recognized as one of the most familiar and common venomous serpents in the eastern United States, is an attractive, medium-sized pit viper belonging to the subfamily Crotalinae within the viper family Viperidae...
Amphibians > Ambystomatids & Urodela
The Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) is a classic, stout-bodied fossorial mole salamander belonging to the family Ambystomatidae within the order Urodela. Widely distributed across the mature deciduous and mixed forests of eastern North America, from eastern...
Invertebrates > Saturniid Moths & Lepidopterans
The Luna Moth (Actias luna), celebrated across entomology and nature enthusiasts as one of the most breathtakingly beautiful nocturnal insects on Earth, is a large, ethereal saturniid silk moth belonging to the giant silkworm moth family Saturniidae, native to the...
