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Dimorphic Eulithis Moth

Eulithis molliculata

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 12, February 12, March 19, April 37, May 72, June 34, July 119, August 39, September 24, October 20, November 12, December 11.
United States418
Canada335
Ontario301
Michigan118
West Virginia62
Pennsylvania52
Wisconsin37
New York37
Maryland35
Quebec34

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
GenusEulithis

Sources

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