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Gray Leafroller Moth

Syndemis afflictana

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 Ontario.January 38, February 39, March 61, April 119, May 395, June 123, July 81, August 73, September 77, October 63, November 39, December 35.
United States2,821
Canada2,063
Ontario961
New York849
Quebec555
Massachusetts409
Michigan213
Vermont211
Nova Scotia190
New Hampshire188

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
FamilyTortricid Leafroller Moths · Tortricidae
GenusSyndemis

Sources

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