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Oak Leafshredder Moth

Acleris semipurpurana

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 23, February 23, March 37, April 72, May 138, June 144, July 56, August 44, September 46, October 38, November 24, December 21.
United States2,478
Canada669
Ontario580
New York421
Texas366
Connecticut343
Michigan254
Massachusetts194
Wisconsin113
Mississippi99

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
GenusAcleris

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Oak Leafshredder Moth with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.