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Chain Fern Borer Moth

Papaipema stenocelis

44 observations in the source records

Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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19 photos

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What the records say

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in South Carolina.January 1, February 1, March 1, April 1, May 1, June 1, July 0, August 2, September 3, October 1, November 0, December 1.
United States43
South Carolina7
Georgia6
Massachusetts6
North Carolina5
Alabama4
New Jersey4
Rhode Island2
Pennsylvania1

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
GenusPapaipema

Sources

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Practise Chain Fern Borer Moth with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.