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Brindled Tortrix

Ptycholoma lecheana

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 401, February 296, March 464, April 730, May 1,052, June 1,148, July 1,228, August 1,056, September 775, October 579, November 316, December 247.
United States8,292
Alaska8,292
Russia317
Germany152
France135
United Kingdom71
Netherlands69
England65
Austria59
Poland58

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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
FamilyTortricid Leafroller Moths · Tortricidae
GenusPtycholoma

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