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Inkblot Palpita Moth

Palpita illibalis

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 Louisiana.January 4, February 4, March 4, April 8, May 10, June 16, July 30, August 32, September 4, October 4, November 3, December 4.
United States147
Louisiana94
Texas33
Alabama19
Mississippi14
Georgia6
New Jersey6
Pennsylvania5
Arkansas4
Virginia3

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
FamilyCrambid Snout Moths · Crambidae
GenusPalpita Moths · Palpita

Sources

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