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Francesca Carpenterworm Moth

Givira francesca

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 Alabama.January 3, February 3, March 4, April 6, May 4, June 5, July 15, August 7, September 4, October 3, November 3, December 3.
United States298
Alabama40
Georgia37
Mississippi33
Louisiana27
North Carolina26
South Carolina22
Virginia2
Maryland1

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
FamilyCarpenter and Leopard Moths · Cossidae
GenusGivira

Sources

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