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Commander

Moduza procris

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in India.January 137, February 88, March 74, April 74, May 64, June 56, July 86, August 134, September 308, October 286, November 310, December 196.
India1,813
Mahārāshtra464
Malaysia397
Singapore382
Kerala377
Thailand273
Karnātaka233
China215
Assam178
NORTH REGION175

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
FamilyBrush-footed Butterflies · Nymphalidae
GenusModuza

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