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Parapoynx fluctuosalis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in India.January 2, February 0, March 4, April 4, May 2, June 4, July 15, August 16, September 16, October 34, November 16, December 5.
India118
South Africa62
Madagascar50
Thailand29
West Bengal26
Australia24
Western Cape21
New South Wales20
Kerala19
KwaZulu-Natal14

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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
GenusParapoynx

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