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Tawny Eupithecia Moth

Eupithecia ravocostaliata

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 26, February 27, March 43, April 93, May 271, June 75, July 56, August 51, September 54, October 44, November 27, December 25.
Canada1,552
United States956
Ontario671
Quebec348
New York296
British Columbia188
Alberta137
Washington134
Nunavut132
Michigan89

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
GenusPug Moths · Eupithecia

Sources

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