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Graphite Arches

Melanchra pulverulenta

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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28 photos

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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 British Columbia.January 8, February 7, March 11, April 13, May 20, June 17, July 14, August 12, September 11, October 8, November 7, December 7.
Canada575
British Columbia134
United States132
Alberta117
Quebec77
Ontario75
Nunavut73
Michigan54
Newfoundland and Labrador35
Colorado22

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
FamilyCutworm Moths and Allies · Noctuidae
GenusMelanchra

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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

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