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Lantana Plume Moth

Lantanophaga pusillidactylus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 24, February 23, March 18, April 37, May 56, June 24, July 17, August 16, September 16, October 15, November 9, December 11.
Australia266
United States209
Queensland192
California97
New South Wales52
Greece36
Texas35
Portugal32
India31
Western Australia21

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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
FamilyPlume Moths · Pterophoridae
GenusLantanophaga

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