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Brenda's Hypagyrtis Moth

Hypagyrtis brendae

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Tennessee.January 5, February 6, March 7, April 12, May 12, June 7, July 6, August 5, September 7, October 6, November 5, December 5.
United States211
Tennessee85
Arkansas35
Missouri26
Kentucky20
Illinois19
Texas8
Alabama5
Indiana4
Oklahoma3

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
GenusHypagyrtis

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