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Dark-barred Tortrix

Syndemis musculana

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 623, February 460, March 721, April 1,134, May 1,635, June 1,782, July 1,907, August 1,640, September 1,204, October 899, November 491, December 384.
United States12,880
Alaska12,880
United Kingdom173
Russia164
England135
Finland73
Germany66
Austria59
Steiermark44
Scotland26

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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
GenusSyndemis

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