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Walker's Epinotia Moth

Epinotia transmissana

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) tniernberger, no rights reserved (CC0)

27 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in New York.January 5, February 4, March 6, April 11, May 18, June 9, July 7, August 6, September 7, October 7, November 4, December 4.
Canada433
United States338
New York88
Nunavut83
Quebec78
Ontario76
North Carolina65
Manitoba52
Alberta51
Vermont40

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
GenusEpinotia

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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