"Greek mythology linked these hunters with the goddess of wisdom indeed the scientific name, Athene noctua, means "Athene by night"."
"The night-owl noctua is is smaller than the bubo it flies by night and cannot see during the day, because the brightness of the sun blinds it."
"Austin examined the DNA of a small Pacific island lizard (Lipinia noctua) and found that on islands west of the Solomons it was genetically diverse but on Polynesian islands it was more uniform."