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Hackberry Leafroller Moth

Sciota celtidella

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 Texas.January 48, February 46, March 99, April 112, May 76, June 32, July 33, August 27, September 32, October 35, November 45, December 44.
United States1,173
Texas544
Oklahoma244
Mississippi88
Louisiana79
Canada64
Ontario64
Ohio59
Michigan58
North Carolina45

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
FamilyPyralid Snout Moths · Pyralidae
GenusSciota

Sources

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