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Freeman's Palpita Moth

Palpita freemanalis

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 Alabama.January 9, February 9, March 10, April 17, May 12, June 14, July 46, August 20, September 8, October 9, November 7, December 7.
United States1,091
Alabama723
Texas665
Louisiana56
Mississippi47
Oklahoma40
North Carolina36
Georgia22
Arkansas22
Tennessee17

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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