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Dusky Raisin Moth

Ephestiodes gilvescentella

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 52, February 49, March 137, April 107, May 78, June 36, July 74, August 29, September 35, October 60, November 49, December 47.
United States1,387
Texas640
Canada461
New Mexico350
British Columbia336
California300
Washington255
Alberta91
Mexico80
Colorado48

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
FamilyPyralid Snout Moths · Pyralidae
GenusEphestiodes

Sources

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