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Eastern Black-headed Budworm Moth

Acleris variana

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 Maine.January 2, February 2, March 2, April 4, May 10, June 7, July 6, August 5, September 5, October 4, November 2, December 2.
Canada1,934
Maine850
United States692
Quebec547
Ontario485
Alberta294
Alaska259
British Columbia259
New York190
Nunavut153

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
GenusAcleris

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Eastern Black-headed Budworm Moth with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.