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Jack Pine Budworm Moth

Choristoneura pinus

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 15, February 15, March 24, April 46, May 89, June 42, July 97, August 28, September 30, October 24, November 15, December 14.
Canada1,239
United States912
Ontario373
Alberta304
British Columbia214
New York199
Nunavut143
Minnesota138
Michigan131
Massachusetts98

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
GenusChoristoneura

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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