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Little Cloud Ancylis Moth

Ancylis nubeculana

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 10, February 10, March 13, April 23, May 39, June 19, July 14, August 13, September 15, October 14, November 10, December 9.
United States732
Canada520
New York187
Quebec164
Ontario155
Vermont82
Nova Scotia77
Massachusetts67
New Hampshire62
California47

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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

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