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Omnivorous Leafroller Moth

Platynota stultana

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 12, February 11, March 11, April 14, May 14, June 12, July 17, August 10, September 17, October 11, November 14, December 11.
United States274
California137
Texas80
Spain72
Andalucía55
Arizona18
Hawaii15
New Mexico13
Comunitat Valenciana11
Mexico7

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
GenusPlatynota

Sources

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