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Bunchberry Leaffolder Moth

Olethreutes connectum

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 7, February 8, March 12, April 23, May 45, June 21, July 56, August 14, September 15, October 12, November 8, December 7.
United States324
Canada267
Ontario188
New York135
Quebec53
Michigan45
Ohio24
Vermont22
Pennsylvania19
Massachusetts19

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
GenusOlethreutes Moths · Olethreutes

Sources

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