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Dogwood Conical Leafroller Moth

Caloptilia burgessiella

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 2, February 2, March 3, April 5, May 10, June 4, July 3, August 3, September 3, October 3, November 2, December 1.
Canada48
Ontario40
United States34
New York23
Massachusetts4
Quebec4
Alberta4
Wisconsin3
Michigan3
Minnesota1

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
FamilyLeaf Blotch Miner Moths · Gracillariidae
GenusCaloptilia

Sources

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