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Western Spruce Budworm Moth

Choristoneura occidentalis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 12, February 11, March 18, April 20, May 32, June 28, July 63, August 127, September 17, October 14, November 11, December 11.
Canada416
United States382
British Columbia215
Alberta129
Wyoming106
Idaho102
Washington62
Nunavut39
Manitoba33
Colorado31

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Group and habits

  • Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderButterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera
FamilyTortricid Leafroller Moths · Tortricidae
GenusChoristoneura

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