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Wildlife Corridor

A connected pathway of habitat that allows animals to move safely between larger habitat areas.

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Wildlife-Friendly Landscape

A landscape designed to support birds, butterflies, bees, moths, and other native wildlife.

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Wing Bar

A visible stripe or marking across the wing formed by feather coloration.

Author - tulamin
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Wing Span

The distance from the tip of one extended wing to the tip of the opposite wing.

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Winged Pollinator

Any flying animal that assists with pollination, including bees, butterflies, moths, flies, beetles, and hummingbirds.

Author - tulamin
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Wintering

The strategy by which moths survive winter as eggs, larvae, pupae, or adults.

Author - tulamin
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Xerces Blue

A famous extinct butterfly species that has become a symbol of insect conservation. Xerces Blue

Author - tulamin
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Xeric Pollinator Garden

A pollinator garden designed with drought-tolerant plants that require minimal supplemental watering.

Author - tulamin
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Xeriscaping

Landscaping designed to reduce or eliminate the need for supplemental irrigation through drought-tolerant plants and efficient water use.

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Yard-to-Park Concept

The idea that millions of private landscapes can function collectively as a vast conservation network.

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Yearling

A bird in its first year of life.

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Zonation

The distribution of butterfly species across different habitats or elevation ranges.

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