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Dogwood Borer Moth

Synanthedon scitula

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 7, February 7, March 11, April 21, May 40, June 19, July 14, August 13, September 13, October 11, November 7, December 6.
United States834
Canada283
Ontario168
Quebec97
Texas96
New York95
Michigan63
Louisiana46
Mississippi42
New Jersey40

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
FamilyClearwing Moths · Sesiidae
GenusSynanthedon

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