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Semirelict Underwing Moth

Catocala semirelicta

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 Wyoming.January 5, February 5, March 8, April 17, May 42, June 42, July 36, August 27, September 20, October 9, November 5, December 4.
United States1,436
Canada817
Wyoming221
Alberta216
Ontario215
Colorado210
Utah183
Michigan146
British Columbia131
Nunavut120

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
FamilyUnderwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths · Erebidae
GenusUnderwing Moths · Catocala

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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