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Currant Eulithis Moth

Eulithis propulsata

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in British Columbia.January 9, February 8, March 12, April 14, May 22, June 19, July 15, August 14, September 12, October 10, November 8, December 8.
Canada580
United States387
British Columbia151
Alberta150
Wyoming97
Nunavut94
Quebec65
Ontario62
Colorado60
Idaho55

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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