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Labyrinth Moth

Phaecasiophora niveiguttana

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 Maryland.January 8, February 8, March 9, April 15, May 21, June 20, July 10, August 9, September 10, October 9, November 7, December 7.
United States1,141
Maryland120
Virginia113
Canada84
Ontario84
New Jersey74
Alabama73
Pennsylvania69
New York69
North Carolina60

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
GenusPhaecasiophora

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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