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White-lined Leafroller Moth

Amorbia humerosana

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Nova Scotia.January 12, February 10, March 15, April 19, May 31, June 88, July 43, August 27, September 22, October 23, November 15, December 14.
United States1,805
Canada862
Nova Scotia338
Quebec283
West Virginia197
Virginia195
Maryland188
New York174
Ontario155
Pennsylvania139

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
GenusAmorbia

Sources

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