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Variable Nigranum Moth

Olethreutes nigranum

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 5, February 5, March 8, April 16, May 31, June 14, July 32, August 25, September 10, October 8, November 5, December 5.
United States303
Canada266
Ontario128
New York94
Quebec94
Maine44
Vermont42
New Brunswick42
Michigan23
New Hampshire20

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

Remember the name next time.

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