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Bronze Alder Moth

Argyresthia goedartella

2,746 observations in the source records

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 1,457, February 1,076, March 1,686, April 2,653, May 3,825, June 4,171, July 4,463, August 3,838, September 2,818, October 2,103, November 1,149, December 898.
United States30,168
Alaska30,138
United Kingdom355
Finland330
England293
Russia201
Germany160
Canada132
Uusimaa132
Denmark100

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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
FamilyShiny Headstand Moths · Argyresthiidae
GenusArgents · Argyresthia

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