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Least-marked Euchlaena Moth

Euchlaena irraria

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 48, May 91, June 160, July 34, August 29, September 31, October 25, November 16, December 14.
United States1,026
Canada573
Ontario383
New York196
Massachusetts128
Quebec122
Michigan80
Minnesota61
North Carolina54
New Jersey45

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
FamilyGeometer Moths · Geometridae
GenusEuchlaena Moths · Euchlaena

Sources

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