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Sumac Micromoth

Holcocera chalcofrontella

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 6, February 6, March 10, April 20, May 39, June 18, July 14, August 12, September 13, October 11, November 7, December 6.
Canada277
United States244
Ontario162
New York86
Nova Scotia48
Quebec36
Michigan35
Texas21
Arkansas20
Ohio14

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
FamilyBlastobasid Moths · Blastobasidae
GenusHolcocera

Sources

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Practise Sumac Micromoth with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.