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Black-marked Ancylis Moth

Ancylis metamelana

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 10, February 11, March 17, April 33, May 64, June 30, July 79, August 62, September 21, October 18, November 11, December 10.
Canada527
United States399
Ontario268
New York135
Michigan79
Quebec70
Ohio62
Alberta60
Nunavut51
British Columbia35

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
GenusAncylis

Sources

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