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Transfigured Hydriomena Moth

Hydriomena transfigurata

364 observations in the source records

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23 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 2, February 3, March 4, April 8, May 15, June 7, July 5, August 5, September 5, October 4, November 3, December 2.
United States166
Canada91
Ontario63
Virginia14
New York14
Michigan13
Texas12
North Carolina12
West Virginia10
Ohio9

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
GenusHydriomena

Sources

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