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Reticulated Fruitworm Moth

Cenopis reticulatana

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 73, February 75, March 119, April 232, May 447, June 209, July 511, August 579, September 150, October 123, November 77, December 68.
United States5,767
Canada4,832
Ontario1,873
New York1,400
Quebec629
Massachusetts558
Nova Scotia524
Michigan402
Vermont361
Maine310

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
GenusCenopis

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Reticulated Fruitworm Moth with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.