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Sallow Apotomis Moth

Apotomis capreana

1,698 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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27 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 199, February 147, March 231, April 363, May 523, June 570, July 610, August 525, September 385, October 288, November 157, December 123.
United States4,292
Alaska4,122
Canada573
Nunavut118
Ontario102
Alberta86
British Columbia78
Quebec57
Michigan44
Manitoba35

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
GenusApotomis

Sources

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