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Goldenrod Gall Moth

Epiblema scudderiana

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 30, February 31, March 49, April 95, May 183, June 265, July 64, August 58, September 61, October 50, November 31, December 28.
United States1,856
Canada1,018
Ontario766
Texas402
New York393
Quebec175
Michigan174
Louisiana102
Mississippi97
Alabama69

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
GenusEpiblema

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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