A-Z: animals & plants ending in Y

A

Nocturnal primate of the South American mountains

B

Yellow, moth-like insect named after a word for sulphur which is used in the Bible (along with fire) to express God's wrath

C

Butterfly bearing the name of a district in Southwark; the name is comprised of three words, defined by "tilt, healthy, attractiveness"

D

Farm animal whose wild counterpart is the ass

E

Flat, gliding sea creature named after a large bird of prey

F

Small fish whose name is also a cooking instruction

G

Greek relative of moths named after a metal component of bronze

H

Falcon whose name also means an interest, a pastime

I

Creeping plant

J

Colourful, small member of the crow family

K

Butterfly whose two words are both plants: the first is a weedy thistle and the second is the genus fritillaria

L

Bizarre jawless fish dating back over 360 million years, making them the most ancient living vertebrates

M

Another submarine glider, whose name is Spanish for "cloak" and was also a model of Opel car

N

Primate from the higher latitude of an Indonesian island, associated with the roundish green parts of plants

O

White, fish-hunting bird of prey

P

A small horse

Q

Another butterfly in the plant-named family; this species bears the title of an Iberian monarch

R

Six-word Colombian primate - the clues are: River Caesar, light-bellied, and a term related to the French word capuche

S

Gliding aquatic creature with a dangerous barb

T

Much-eaten bird during winter festivals; also a geographical name

U

Bear-like primate which roars like a wolf

V

American thrush whose name is a slight extension of a common adverb meaning "extremely"

W

Small kangaroo

X

Aquatic glider of a long Brazilian watercourse

Y

Very dark relative of U from the Mexican peninsula where Cancun is

Z

Azure, moth-like insect named after a gentle wind