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Ruddy Metarranthis Moth

Metarranthis duaria

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 16, February 17, March 27, April 52, May 100, June 48, July 35, August 32, September 33, October 27, November 17, December 15.
United States1,452
Canada1,349
Ontario418
Massachusetts326
New York280
Quebec219
Alberta210
Nunavut192
Michigan152
British Columbia104

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
FamilyGeometer Moths · Geometridae
GenusMetarranthis

Sources

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