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Strawberry Crown Moth

Synanthedon bibionipennis

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 California.January 36, February 31, March 32, April 40, May 42, June 150, July 94, August 25, September 32, October 32, November 42, December 32.
United States837
California394
Oregon203
Canada149
Washington101
British Columbia99
Alberta42
Colorado40
Idaho35
Nevada22

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

Sources

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