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Four-lined Leafroller Moth

Argyrotaenia quadrifasciana

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 23, February 24, March 37, April 73, May 141, June 143, July 184, August 45, September 47, October 39, November 24, December 22.
Canada1,060
Ontario591
United States500
Quebec296
New York226
Michigan93
Vermont37
Alberta36
Nunavut33
Minnesota31

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
GenusArgyrotaenia

Sources

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Practise Four-lined Leafroller Moth with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.