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Ornate Hydriris Moth

Hydriris ornatalis

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Italy.January 1, February 1, March 0, April 5, May 2, June 16, July 12, August 31, September 72, October 97, November 30, December 1.
Italy268
Portugal246
China191
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region182
Spain178
France162
South Africa135
Australia133
Singapore133
NORTH REGION131

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
FamilyCrambid Snout Moths · Crambidae
GenusHydriris

Sources

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