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Eastern Lineodes Moth

Lineodes fontella

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 15, February 14, March 16, April 30, May 18, June 9, July 11, August 14, September 25, October 23, November 30, December 13.
United States183
Texas166
Alabama8
Mississippi2
Louisiana2
Colombia2
Meta2
Mexico1
Yucatan1

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
GenusLineodes

Sources

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