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Pseudanthracia Moth

Pseudanthracia coracias

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 2, February 2, March 4, April 4, May 4, June 2, July 2, August 2, September 2, October 2, November 2, December 2.
United States190
North Carolina27
Georgia18
Texas10
South Carolina10
Alabama8
Minnesota4
Mississippi4
Missouri2
Oklahoma2

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
FamilyUnderwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths · Erebidae
GenusPseudanthracia

Sources

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